2016ers Chit-Chat Thread (19 Viewers)

[seanieg89]

HS just teaches you to do basic calculations quickly and pretty much directly apply some simple theorems in the various topics.

The calculus you do in HS is nowhere near rigorous and nor should it be, for the sake of actually being able to solve some decent real world problems within only a years of HS speed teaching and for the sake of not alienating all students without a strong interest in the more abstract side of maths. The loose intuitive ideas are more important than the precise flow of logic at that stage in your education.

It's pretty much the level of rigour that people like Newton and Leibniz used when they invented calculus and solved a ton of problems (especially from fields like mechanics). Rigorous analysis was only properly developed later, and its hard to appreciate just why its so important to have this rigour if you are only exposed to the current HSC syllabus.

 

[Paradoxica]

HS just teaches you to do basic calculations quickly and pretty much directly apply some simple theorems in the various topics.

The calculus you do in HS is nowhere near rigorous and nor should it be, for the sake of actually being able to solve some decent real world problems within only a years of HS speed teaching and for the sake of not alienating all students without a strong interest in the more abstract side of maths. The loose intuitive ideas are more important than the precise flow of logic at that stage in your education.

It's pretty much the level of rigour that people like Newton and Leibniz used when they invented calculus and solved a ton of problems (especially from fields like mechanics). Rigorous analysis was only properly developed later, and its hard to appreciate just why its so important to have this rigour if you are only exposed to the current HSC syllabus.

Well given I lack real world intuition, counterexamples occur to me and are comprehended by me very easily for a lot of the "niceties" assumed in the HSC.

Well, not everyone has a fucked up neurological arrangement like me. Whatever.

 

[leehuan]

Priorities for Holidays
- Become good at chess
- Learn infrastructure law
- Study
- Maybe try and watch either Game of Thrones (yeah never watched past s2, but I've read the books) or Parks and Recreation
- Read

Holidays start in 15 hours

lol

Wonder what's your motivation

 

[Paradoxica]

lol

Wonder what's your motivation

I think he wants an ego boost or the satisfaction from beating any of us.

 

[leehuan]

I think he wants an ego boost or the satisfaction from beating any of us.

Probs the latter though

 

[Nailgun]

Probs the latter though

yeah lelel, plus i need a new hobby
since i stopped playing basketball my hobby has been youtube lel

 

[Jakulore]

All this Maths talk has been giving me a headache

 

[Sien]

yeah lelel, plus i need a new hobby
since i stopped playing basketball my hobby has been pornhub lel

ftfy

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[Paradoxica]

All this Maths talk has been giving me a headache

Maths is the only thing that gets me through headaches.

 

[cookie_dough]

Maths is the only thing that gets me through headaches.

whaaaat?!! ok now that gave me a headache

 

[Nailgun]

ftfy

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[Ellztrap]

Today I had an end of prelim exam and man it wasn't a matter of "I hope I have enough time to finish it" it was a "I hope I don't have enough time to finish it


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[KingOfActing]

finished all my exams

time to sleep for 2.9 years

 

[Nailgun]

finished all my exams

time to sleep for 2.9 years

so much feeels rn

 

[DatAtarLyfe]

so much feeels rn

Same

 

[Nailgun]

lelele need a haircut and want a new style
decisions decisions

 

[DatAtarLyfe]

lelele need a haircut and want a new style
decisions decisions

Same i look like a caveman. But idk if i want to shave my beard, i like it this thick.
Maybe you shouldnt cut your hair, just grow it out. Especially since winter is coming, longer hair + beard work better with winter gear

 

[Nailgun]

Same i look like a caveman. But idk if i want to shave my beard, i like it this thick.
Maybe you shouldnt cut your hair, just grow it out. Especially since winter is coming, longer hair + beard work better with winter gear

nah ill probably end up the same undercut i usually get
the hair on top is usually pree long

plus aesthetics > everything ahaha

 

[DatAtarLyfe]

True true. I dont really care bout my aesthetics atm, im not really trying to impress anyone.
But still have to look decent for da bae

 

[ProdigyInspired]

my school is late af, exams are 2 weeks after holidays

this always happens ripperoni

oh btw how do you 2016 4u gods e.g. paradoxica and kingofacting know much of the content months before you start the course? acceleration? IK its possible to know some of the content but it seems you knew every topic months before the course began (not talking about 1-3 months, but rather almost a year), and to a good extent as well.
tutoring perhaps?
i remember someone here used 4u principles in 2u exam, and lost marks (kingofacting i think)

sorry peasant here asking