Things I've learned in my college math class

[crzyjournalist03]

No joke...these are some of the things that my math professor has taught us during class this week:

1. The number 4 is pretty close to the number 5

2. In many mathematical problems, there are two numbers involved, and one is usually bigger than the other. For purposes of our math class, the bigger number will always be referred to as the "big number" and the smaller number will always be referred to as the "small number", not vice versa.

3. It doesn't matter where you put your money on a roulette wheel. If you play it 1000 times, you will lose $.05 for every dollar that you bet.

4. Gambling on a single number in roulette is more dangerous than betting on a column, but the winnings also pay more.

5. The square root of 180 multiplied by the square root of 5 divided by 6 is five (he calculated that in his head in about 2 seconds).

[mistanice]

Is that a remedial math class? but seriously, what math class?

<small>[ October 29, 2003, 02:27 PM: Message edited by: mistanice ]</small>

[Bandera YaYa]

GLad to hear your parents money is not being wasted! :rolleyes:

[BulldogGrl64]

Thanks for the math lesson!

[crzyjournalist03]

no, it's actually an "advanced" math course

Elementary Probability and Statistics 1680.

[mistanice]

did you know that the probablity of something happening is always going to be between 0 and 1?

[Phil C]

Hey czy I know there is a math exercise where you can prove 2 = 1. I used to know it but don't remember it. The trick is you are dividing a number by zero which you can't do. Maybe your math professor knows it too. :)

[crzyjournalist03]

Phil C:
Hey czy I know there is a math exercise where you can prove 2 = 1. I used to know it but don't remember it. The trick is you are dividing a number by zero which you can't do. Maybe your math professor knows it too. :) yeah...I remember that from Algebra II in high school...don't remember the exact formula though...dividing by zero has always gotten to me though...I mean, doesn't that mean there's no dividing going on at all? That doesn't seem like a big enough issue to frustrate every mathematician in history.

[CowboyFan]

Just curious what college do you go to?

[crzyjournalist03]

UNT

[mistanice]

I took prob. and stat. last semester, that junk was pretty tough. got a b though so i'm good.

[Bandera YaYa]

CowboyFan:
Just curious what college do you go to?"Sneaky Tiki"???? Love that...the girls and I call our pool/deck area, "CLUB TIKI"....but "Sneaky Tiki" would have been a better name for it!!
:D eek!

[Phil C]

You are right crz. That is the trick. You can't divide a number by 0.

[weatherag07]

Phil C:
Hey czy I know there is a math exercise where you can prove 2 = 1. I used to know it but don't remember it. The trick is you are dividing a number by zero which you can't do. Maybe your math professor knows it too. :) Yeah, it's if you have like 1.999...you subtract the decimals or whatever, and divide, somehow you get 2...
BUT the main thing I've learned is that I can concentrate for about 7 min, my mind wanders for about 10 minutes after that, and that it takes me the rest of the class to try and keep myself awake.
But the math is really not as hard as I thought it'd be! :D

[sahen]

2/0 = undefined
1/0 = undefined
undefined = undefined
therefore 2 = 1

[jason]

class?? whats that??

[crzyjournalist03]

jason:
class?? whats that??you know...that place you go when you have to take a test and that professor guy looks at you and has no clue who you are...

[jason]

crzyjournalist03:

jason:
class?? whats that??you know...that place you go when you have to take a test and that professor guy looks at you and has no clue who you are...nope..still not gettin anything on it...

[MARLINFAN]

tcu here