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infinite monkey · 09-28-2011, 08:30 AM

I did OK in algebra, but it was one of the things that didn't come naturally to me. I nailed (and LOVED) geometry though. I wonder if it was a left brain/right brain thing. I always wonder how I would fare if I took math placement testing that the students take. Probably not stellar. When I briefly considered graduate school last year, I got a book of sample GRE questions from the library. I still did well on the verbal reasoning questions.

Maths? Not so much.

Oh, and I'm going to start saying 'maths' because it makes sense. It's short for mathematics. We don't say, in the US, "I have to take mathematic (no S intended) this year." Therefore, maths is correct.

So it is said, so it shall be done.

09-28-2011, 08:30 AM	#8
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I did OK in algebra, but it was one of the things that didn't come naturally to me. I nailed (and LOVED) geometry though. I wonder if it was a left brain/right brain thing. I always wonder how I would fare if I took math placement testing that the students take. Probably not stellar. When I briefly considered graduate school last year, I got a book of sample GRE questions from the library. I still did well on the verbal reasoning questions. Maths? Not so much. Oh, and I'm going to start saying 'maths' because it makes sense. It's short for mathematics. We don't say, in the US, "I have to take mathematic (no S intended) this year." Therefore, maths is correct. So it is said, so it shall be done.