Is maths a waste of time?

somefeen · 27-11-2011 09:59PM #1

I think so, well the stuff I was taught in school was. I only have experience of it upto the Junior cert and I did foundation level.

But I think its easy to learn when you need to and if you can see a practical application for it. Why should people who don't do well at maths be excluded from college courses that are maths heavy.

Btw Im now doing a college course that involves alot of physics, maths, statistics and chemistry equations so thats what Im basing my opinion on.

My name is URL · 27-11-2011 10:01PM

Why should people who don't do well at maths be excluded from college courses that are maths heavy.

Answered your own question there, really

Blatter · 27-11-2011 10:01PM

No.

chin_grin · 27-11-2011 10:01PM

somefeen wrote: »

btw Im now doing a college course that involves alot of physics, maths, statistics and chemistry equations so thats what Im basing my opinion on.

You've just accidentally your own point.

joshrogan · 27-11-2011 10:02PM

What year of college are you in? The chances are it'll get alot harder.

RachaelVO · 27-11-2011 10:02PM

What? Course not! Whether you like it or not, it's used EVERY day, half the time you don't even know your using it...

My name is URL · 27-11-2011 10:03PM

RachaelVO wrote: »

What? Course not! Whether you like it or not, it's used EVERY day, half the time you don't even know your using it...

heh!

kjl · 27-11-2011 10:03PM

Chin_girl uses reddit.

somefeen · 27-11-2011 10:03PM

joshrogan wrote: »

What year of college are you in? The chances are it'll get alot harder.

Third year. It wasn't a walk in the park but I've managed

Chips Ahoy · 27-11-2011 10:04PM

without math there would be no time.

J K · 27-11-2011 10:04PM

I think you're putting 2 and 2 together and getting 5.

27-11-2011 10:04PM

What college course are you doing?

Osgoodisgood · 27-11-2011 10:04PM

eh?

What was that now?

Hank Scorpio · 27-11-2011 10:05PM

Maths is one of the most important subjects IMO - comes in handy for poker too!

PseudoFamous · 27-11-2011 10:06PM

So you were a dosser in school, decided "Maths is stupid, I'm not learning it because it'll never come in handy in the real world". Now, you're doing a college course, and you see how it's used in the real world, and see a point in it.

Are you just confused in general?

Chuck Stone · 27-11-2011 10:06PM

I have to take off my socks and shoes to count as far as twenty.

Pherekydes · 27-11-2011 10:07PM

nuxxx wrote: »

Maths is the most important subject

FYP

kjl · 27-11-2011 10:07PM

the actually maths you learn are not too important, I am sure you will never really need to know the tangent of a circle. But studying maths allows you to develop critical thinking. I was very good at maths in school, I got an A1 in both honours and applied maths in my leaving cert. I now am a software development and I truly believe that being good at maths allows me to work things out logically. I encounter a problem and figure out how to create a solution, this is a skill I feel I learned from studying maths.

Not every course requires maths, but for the likes of the sciences, engineering and IT I would say they are a staple due to the fact that without understanding of it, you would very quickly get left behind.

chin_grin · 27-11-2011 10:07PM

kjl wrote: »

Chin_girl uses reddit.

Wtf did you just call me? :pac:

cocoshovel · 27-11-2011 10:08PM

I think its unfair that its a requirement for most courses that don't even have maths in them.

fungun · 27-11-2011 10:08PM

so you are saying that you can see that maths is important, so you think it should be ok not to do it

kjl · 27-11-2011 10:09PM

nuxxx wrote: »

Maths is one of the most important subjects IMO - comes in handy for poker too!

eh, basic maths. The only maths you need to know for poker is the rule of 4 and 2.

JohnMearsheimer · 27-11-2011 10:09PM

I hated maths in school but see the value in it now. It's meant to make you a better problem solver. I think it generically teaches you how to approach a problem, not just maths related, and steps you could take to solve it.

Shanotheslayer · 27-11-2011 10:10PM

kjl wrote: »

eh, basic maths. The only maths you need to know for poker is the rule of 4 and 2.

Stats helps to

somefeen · 27-11-2011 10:11PM

PseudoFamous wrote: »

So you were a dosser in school, decided "Maths is stupid, I'm not learning it because it'll never come in handy in the real world". Now, you're doing a college course, and you see how it's used in the real world, and see a point in it.

Are you just confused in general?

Nah boy what Im saying is I did foundation level for the junior cert which was stuff like "count these squares" and "48-22". I did it because I found ordinary level too difficult. Never did the leaving cert but im getting on alright in university on a science degree course. So does it really matter if someone is ****e at maths when they apply for these courses

fungun · 27-11-2011 10:11PM

ok everyone refers to the techniques but actually the specifics of differentiation/integration for instance is the foundation of the maths of chemical reactions and pretty much all physics derivations, so its actually critical

kjl · 27-11-2011 10:11PM

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

Stats helps to

What do you think the rule of 4 and 2 is?

MagicMarker · 27-11-2011 10:11PM

If we stopped teaching primary school kids how to speak Irish and say prayers and instead taught extra maths then the country wouldn't be in the state it's in.

FACT!!

Shanotheslayer · 27-11-2011 10:13PM

kjl wrote: »

What do you think the rule of 4 and 2 is?

I'm going to be quiet now :pac:

PseudoFamous · 27-11-2011 10:13PM

MagicMarker wrote: »

If we stopped teaching primary school kids how to speak Irish and say prayers and instead taught extra maths then the country wouldn't be in the state it's in.

FACT!!

Citations, please. We can't have you making wild assertions like that without sources to back you up.

chin_grin · 27-11-2011 10:13PM

MagicMarker wrote: »

If we stopped teaching primary school kids how to speak Irish and say prayers and instead taught extra maths then the country wouldn't be in the state it's in.

FACT!!

ALL HAIL THE HOLY ABACUS!

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