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do you respect "smart" people who aren't good at math?
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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:43 AM Author: Idiotic Boyish Mental Disorder (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847865) |
Date: September 20th, 2018 10:45 AM Author: beady-eyed bawdyhouse no such thing (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847869) |
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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:46 AM Author: Laughsome Personal Credit Line (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847879) |
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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:52 AM Author: Thriller federal mad cow disease (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847926) |
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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:56 AM Author: Razzle-dazzle indecent prole (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847952) |
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Date: September 20th, 2018 11:00 AM Author: Sadistic trip background story (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847987) |
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Date: September 20th, 2018 11:29 AM Author: alcoholic pearl home jew (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36848217) |
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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:46 AM Author: Adventurous Roommate I respect everyone. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847877) |
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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:47 AM Author: nudist lettuce wrinkle (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847886) |
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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:51 AM Author: walnut liquid oxygen office if you don't know how to do basic multiplication in your head (or have it memorized) or understand % differences then yes (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847918) |
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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:57 AM Author: Razzle-dazzle indecent prole I've taken a lot of math/engineering/physics classes and did well in them, but I'm not great at mental arithmetic at all. I usually have to write it out. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847959) |
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Date: September 20th, 2018 11:05 AM Author: beady-eyed bawdyhouse to get how few people grasp % change, look at the headlines every time the market swings up or down some new largest daily move in absolute dollar terms.
THE DOW DOWN TODAY MOST EVER IN HISTORY, but of course the swing is like 600 points (2 or 3 %), which is larger than half the size of the index when it was created. |
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Date: September 20th, 2018 11:06 AM Author: nudist lettuce wrinkle my favorite is people that report percent changes of two percents as a percentage and not in basis points (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36848028) |
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Date: September 20th, 2018 11:07 AM Author: beady-eyed bawdyhouse oh yeah, confusing % change with % points is an immediate math illiteracy tell (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36848035) |
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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:53 AM Author: Cowardly theatre Maybe 10-15 % of the population is capable of passing a calculus course, a much smaller percentage capable of applying it (<1%). Almost no one is "good" at the more difficult math. I consider someone mathematically smart if they can use basic algebra to solve day to day problems, e.g. 3x=15, therefore x = 5, very useful. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847932) |
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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:54 AM Author: nudist lettuce wrinkle Uh literally anyone can understand all level of complex mathematics. its just a matter of systematic oppression. Stand and Deliver the movie proves this to be the case. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847938) |
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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:55 AM Author: mewling spruce generalized bond locale lol what is this flame. is this what you tell yourself to feel better about being a lawyer? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847946) |
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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:56 AM Author: nudist lettuce wrinkle ("data scientist") (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847949) |
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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:56 AM Author: beady-eyed bawdyhouse what percentage of the population do you think has the ability to apply advanced math that's even more theory heavy than calculus (something like non-linear regression) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847956) |
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Date: September 20th, 2018 11:00 AM Author: Cowardly theatre way below 1 % (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847983) |
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Date: September 20th, 2018 11:28 AM Author: Razzle-dazzle indecent prole Depends what exactly you mean by apply. Applying regressions usually isn't hard at all, just run the program, lol. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36848201) |
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Date: September 20th, 2018 11:29 AM Author: nudist lettuce wrinkle in non linear regression you have to pretend like the curve youre fitting is based on the data itself and not what you want the curve to look like. the mental gymnastics required to convince yourself you're doing the former requires a middling IQ at minimum (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36848207) |
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Date: September 20th, 2018 11:31 AM Author: beady-eyed bawdyhouse obviously i mean applying the theory, not running a SAS command. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36848229) |
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Date: September 20th, 2018 11:32 AM Author: curious school (why there are so many retractions lately) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36848244) |
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Date: September 20th, 2018 11:02 AM Author: Transparent Heaven Knife most calculus as it's taught is plug and chug. if people can't do it, it's because they're ill prepared, not because they aren't intellectually capable. the math education in this country is atrocious. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847997) |
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Date: September 20th, 2018 10:57 AM Author: nudist lettuce wrinkle No (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36847960) |
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Date: September 20th, 2018 11:05 AM Author: Sable dopamine faggotry What do you mean by "not good at math?"
Algebra and below should be absolutely second nature to any smart person. They should be able to do calculations quickly in their head and should have had a really high SAT math score.
But if they didn't do well at Calc or more advanced math? That could in some situations just be not having the drive, desire or attention span. |
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Date: September 20th, 2018 11:06 AM Author: Violent Sanctuary Fanboi Cr. Math is just logical reasoning (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36848026) |
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Date: September 20th, 2018 11:29 AM Author: chest-beating hominid Yeah I really respect law students (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4082166&forum_id=2#36848212) |