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30 Nov 2007, 12:43
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Math
I don't 'get' math. I have to work with numbers and it's freaking me out a bit. I have to work with SPSS soon.
Can someone recommend me a book which explains math simply?
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30 Nov 2007, 12:46
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Re: Math
i usually find learning to count as a good place to start
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30 Nov 2007, 12:59
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Re: Math
If you're not keen on maths, use qualitative analysis instead.
Otherwise you should probably check the BBC's keystage websites. I believe they go up to GCSE level. Once you're happy with those concepts I suspect you could pick up any post-GCSE textbook.
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30 Nov 2007, 13:19
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Re: Math
It's a part of my 'Research Methods' course. My lecturer has memorised the facts and has no idea about the underlying theory.
I could just memerise how to do it, but I want to know a bit more.
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30 Nov 2007, 18:14
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Re: Math
Yeah math, I think I've heard of that...
Could you be a bit more specific?:
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30 Nov 2007, 19:58
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Re: Math
Start with Cauchy-Riemann and work your way up from there.
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1 Dec 2007, 00:09
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Re: Math
i can explain it simply for you - observe
IT IS CALLED MATHS YOU ****ING SPASTIC NOT 'MATH'
CALL IT 'MATH' IN FRONT OF ANY PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYER AND YOU WILL BE INSTANTLY DISMISSED AS A RETARD.
simple, no?
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1 Dec 2007, 12:39
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Re: Math
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Originally Posted by Yahwe
i can explain it simply for you - observe
IT IS CALLED MATHS YOU ****ING SPASTIC NOT 'MATH'
CALL IT 'MATH' IN FRONT OF ANY PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYER AND YOU WILL BE INSTANTLY DISMISSED AS A RETARD.
simple, no?
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My maths teacher hated using "maths". He made us all write out "mathematics".
What a twat
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1 Dec 2007, 23:39
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Re: Math
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Originally Posted by Nodrog
Yeah math, I think I've heard of that...
Could you be a bit more specific?:
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I would if I could but etc etc...
It tends towards things like statistics or something. It seems rather basic to be honest (she actually spent 10 minutes explaining to the class what a bar chart was but didn't bother to explain the symbaols in the equations). Having said that I've not done anything like this for 8 years.
I actually made this thread halfway through the class when I actually felt the need to understand what was going on. I think I'll just memorise it and start learning about it in the summer.
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1 Dec 2007, 23:44
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Re: Math
I'm sure there are introductory statistics books out there.
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2 Dec 2007, 00:40
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Re: Math
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Originally Posted by Yahwe
i can explain it simply for you - observe
IT IS CALLED MATHS YOU ****ING SPASTIC NOT 'MATH'
CALL IT 'MATH' IN FRONT OF ANY PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYER AND YOU WILL BE INSTANTLY DISMISSED AS A RETARD.
simple, no?
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Wow, you are so tense. Perhaps you should go on holiday.
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2 Dec 2007, 02:55
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Re: Math
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Wow, you are so tense. Perhaps you should go on holiday.
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perhaps you should have come to the meet you retard
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2 Dec 2007, 13:16
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Re: Math
If you miss me that much maybe we could have our own little meet.
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2 Dec 2007, 14:21
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Re: Math
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If you miss me that much maybe we could have our own little meet.
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I hear with furball it's usually a very small meat
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2 Dec 2007, 14:30
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Re: Math
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I hear with furball it's usually a very small meat
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Better than having no meat at all
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2 Dec 2007, 14:33
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mmm.. pills
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Re: Math
I seem to recall when we studied such things in high school we called it Quantitative Methods.
that aside, math is the bane of all free-thinkers :P .. and as a programmer I find myself at a conflict of interest as my pet hate is required to further my pet love
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2 Dec 2007, 14:39
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Re: Math
practice.
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3 Dec 2007, 14:34
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Re: Math
I just found out about this site so I don't know how good it is but it might help you
http://cnx.org/content/col10343/latest/
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4 Dec 2007, 11:56
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Re: Math
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Don't think it will.
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