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Best Way To Teach Oneself Math?
An anonymous reader writes "In high school I failed two out of three years of math classes and eventually dropped out of school completely. I earned my general equivalency diploma as soon as was legally possible and from there went on to college and beyond. That was many years ago and my most basic algebra, trigonometry, and geometry skills are slipping away at an alarming rate. I'm looking for a self-guided course covering the equivalent of 4 years of high school mathematics including calculus. My math skills are holding me back. How can I turn this around?"
And the whole 3 = 1 thing...
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The way I always heard that explained was Pi = 3, for sufficiently large values of 3.
-jcr
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But remember kids, never mix calculus and alcohol. Don't drink and derive!
No matter what you do, realise the Mathematics is not a spectator sport.
Not yet, but it sure would be more interesting than watching golf!
It seems to me you could benefit from english course as well. The word is memorable.***
Actually rememberable looks to be perfectly OK http://www.selfknowledge.com/80549.htm If you asked me the difference between rememberable and memorable, I'd say the former implies can't remember whereas the latter implies not worth remembering. e.g. The difference between the words rememberable and memorable is subtle and not very rememberable. Neither is it memorable.
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