Is Algebra Over Emphasized? (SAT, colleges, GPA, placement)
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Well, yeah, but the instructions that come with the med say to use 2.2 ml/1000 mg. There is a limit on how much you can shoot in to any one spot. And while the stuff is vile, it comes in a vial.
LMAO. In math, we work with many assumptions (to simplify the math), one of which in my problem was an unlimited amount of solution can be shot up, LOL. I know that's BS, though, as there are other constraints on the system. That's where more math can come in!
As for spelling, well, I'll stick to calculations. I'll just run any writing by the technical writer, LOL.
I've been thinking about this lately and was wondering if algebra was over emphasized when you consider that most people will never really need it after they finish school.
To those who took algerbra in school how often do you use it now?
Shoot, I majored in English and moved on to advertising. And yet I use it a great deal in everyday life. I'm the guy who knows how to mark up production, etc. etc. Really, algebra is a great technique for problem solving. I have no idea why people would let that slide.
I've been thinking about this lately and was wondering if algebra was over emphasized when you consider that most people will never really need it after they finish school.
To those who took algerbra in school how often do you use it now?
If you are talking about using quadratic equations or finding the slope of a line, then yeah, you won't use it in your day to day routine.
However, I personally believe that math in general is very unappreciated in this country.
Algebra is basically just a simplified way of solving for X-finding an unknown- and chances are you do this a couple times a week without even really thinking about.
Do I use text-book algebraic equations? Not really, but I home brew and calculate a lot of conversions, time, volumes, alcohol content, and a few others.
If you are talking about using quadratic equations or finding the slope of a line, then yeah, you won't use it in your day to day routine.
At one time, I worked as a marketing director for a roofing manufacturer. Understanding how slope is calculated came in very handy for those in that line of work who estimated materials. Algebra is everywhere!
Algebra and simple math are important. It's the more advanced maths that people don't use unless they have a certain job.
It's amazing how easy Algebra seems the older you get. I took Algebra in 8th grade and found it extremely hard. Then I took it again in 9th grade and it was easy. By the time I was a senior in high school, I would help freshmen with their algebra homework and it looked like elementary school math compared to my Pre-Calculus.
At one time, I worked as a marketing director for a roofing manufacturer. Understanding how slope is calculated came in very handy for those in that line of work who estimated materials. Algebra is everywhere!
Funny you mention that. I remember my Algebra book had examples of how Algebra is used in the real world. One of the examples was a carpenter measuring slope. I used that example as a reason why Algebra is important outside of school when another student said it's useless.
That article says Algebra shouldn't be a graduation requirement. Since Algebra is typically where students start out in high school, I guess the author of the article thinks you shouldn't have to take math at all in high school. That's like saying you shouldn't have to take English at all in high school.
Anyone over the age of 15 should find Algebra easy. People that say Algebra is hard have never spent any time in an advanced math class, like Pre-Calculus. Anyone that took Pre-Calculus would never say Algebra is hard.
I began studying algebra in 7th grade during junior high school (back when there was a junior high school), and my kids are starting even younger. Algebra is part of the fifth grade curriculum in our school district.
I began studying algebra in 7th grade during junior high school (back when there was a junior high school), and my kids are starting even younger. Algebra is part of the fifth grade curriculum in our school district.
Is the class called Algebra or do the teachers just incorporate some algebra into the lessons? My 3rd grade teacher incorporated some very beginner level algebra into the lessons but the class called Algebra wasn't available until 8th grade.
That article says Algebra shouldn't be a graduation requirement. Since Algebra is typically where students start out in high school, I guess the author of the article thinks you shouldn't have to take math at all in high school. That's like saying you shouldn't have to take English at all in high school.
Writing is the highest form of reasoning. This is a fact. Algebra is not. The proof of this, Gabriela, is all the people in my high school who were whizzes at math but did not know a thing about history and could not write a readable English sentence.
Writer is an idiot. So is the girl that couldn't pass algebra. Algebra!!! How hard is 6x=3?
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