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Algebra As A Gateway Subject

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the next-thing-you-know-it's-diff-eq dept.

Spock the Baptist writes: "The Washington Post started a two article series Sunday, and Monday August 18 and 19 2002. The articles deal with something that the math, engineering, and physics faculties at colleges, and universities have long known. Algebra is a 'gateway subject' for math, science, and technology, and secondary schools in general are not doing a good job teaching algebra."

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  1. Re:I'm lucky here in FL... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Can you compute the circumference of this with all your fancy alegriabras?

  2. penis viewing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Has anyone viewed any penises lately?

  3. Make It Harder by LPetrazickis · · Score: 0, Troll

    Algebra is boring because the students aren't being challenged. They should increase the pace so that they learn something new every day and force the idiots to repeat it until they get it right.:)

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  4. Re:math teachers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Dude, if you got only precalc in before you graduated, you are a freaking idiot. I already got third semester of calculus (vector calculus) and intro to linear algebra in. Before I graduate from high school, I will have at least beyond differential equations and higher level linear algebra done. I'm looking at compiler design and system level programming on my Junior year.

    My little brother already finished precalc and he's gonna be a freshman in high school this upcoming semester.

    You slashdot people are nowhere as smart as you would like to think you are.