Math from 1950 up to 2005

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very funny post...

[ci5ic]

Originally Posted by -Davo

Math in 2005 is more like: "If -Davo drinks 10 schooners of Carlton Draught, followed by 3 Schooners of Guiness, over a period of 4 hours, what is the probability that he will throw up, given 10 Schooners = 13.4 standard drinks.

How big is a schooner where you're from? Here, a schooner is only about 8 oz. Basically half a pint, so how does 10 schooners = 13.4 standard drinks?

[harrymay]

i remember my senior year of high school. they said i could either take college algebra or math models (you know, the one where they teach you stuff you will actually use). well being that the class was goign to be at 8 am every morning either way, i took the one i could sleep in more.

that was a bad idea, sure i learnt a ton of stuff im using right now, but when i got to college, i was f**ked. i didnt know anything because i had forgotten it all.

when i lived in england we were doing way more advanced stuff. we were doing calculus level things at 16 and that was for everyone, not just a few people.