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JamieDelarosa wrote:
Fblthp wrote:

Yes, my dad's a smart guy.  I'm reviewing geometry with help from him.

Good, keep it up!

My son got his degrees (BS and MS) in engineering and started at nearly $100,000 per year, right out of college.

Which is good, congratulations! but is your son happy?

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GreedyPawnEater wrote:

You are not helping him at all. It's like telling a 1200 player to study Najdorf theory up to move 30. There is a long way before he can study calculus

I've been tutoring math and chemistry for years.  I've had many young students that had little trouble with these subjects -- they just needed a little help developing improving their study habits.  LOL, introductory calculus is much easier than the learning the Najdorf.

Perhaps you had an unpleasant experience with math in school, and are now projecting your frustration onto others?

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TurboFish wrote:
GreedyPawnEater wrote:

You are not helping him at all. It's like telling a 1200 player to study Najdorf theory up to move 30. There is a long way before he can study calculus

I've been tutoring math and chemistry for years.  I've had many young students that had little trouble with the subject -- they just needed a little help developing improving their study habits.  LOL, introductory calculus is much easier than the learning the Najdorf.

Perhaps you had an unpleasant experience with math in school, and are now projecting your frustrations onto others?

Probably not Freud, at least in my case no..... its just a big Western ideal oh succeed and we'll give you a certificate..... then when you get into the real world gotta hold onto that certificate..... so lets make money.... etc etc vicious spiral and by the time you're 80 you haven't lived

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GreedyPawnEater wrote:
TurboFish wrote:
GreedyPawnEater wrote:

You are not helping him at all. It's like telling a 1200 player to study Najdorf theory up to move 30. There is a long way before he can study calculus

I've been tutoring math and chemistry for years.  I've had many young students that had little trouble with these subjects -- they just needed a little help developing improving their study habits.  LOL, introductory calculus is much easier than the learning the Najdorf.

Perhaps you had an unpleasant experience with math in school, and are now projecting your frustration onto others?

never had any problems with math it's just useless subject that doesnt help people much.  thats why i picked up something more serious - arts &design.ask any teacher and he'll tell you that a  7th grader is not supposed to study calculus. things dont work that way.

So "math is useless"?  How is anyone supposed to take you seriously after a ridiculous statement like that?  And I don't need to ask a professor, I am one, and work alongside others.  Bye.

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the guy is just acting the dick and will not stop until staff take action, which they don't seem willing to do.

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The Massachusets Institute of Technology (MIT) offers online courses for free.  Among the offerings are calculus and Python.  It might sound ambitious for a younster starting highschool, but it's worth a look.  If it turns out to be too challenging, just put it aside and try again in the future.

https://www.edx.org/school/mitx?gclid=CPSq5__bi8cCFZcYHwodcbwB0A

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Fblthp wrote:

Has anyone here learned calculus yet?  Because I need help, I'm already almost into 7th grade, and I haven't learned it yet!Please help me!

I've done through Calculus II (single-variable)...

Do you know trig?

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Trash_Aesthetic wrote:
JamieDelarosa wrote:
Fblthp wrote:

Yes, my dad's a smart guy.  I'm reviewing geometry with help from him.

Good, keep it up!

My son got his degrees (BS and MS) in engineering and started at nearly $100,000 per year, right out of college.

Which is good, congratulations! but is your son happy?

Absolutely.  Newly married. Living near the beach.  Working with people he likes and respects.  And excelling in his field.

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GreedyPawnEater wrote:
JeanMichelJamJar wrote:

the guy is just acting the dick and will not stop until staff take action, which they don't seem willing to do.

Wow, Catrina-Volotiken has changed its username once again.  Now it has 102 profiles on chess.com. That's remarkable.

Your last topic on that subject did not get the response you wanted, did it?  Here, let me advertise it for you:

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/community/finally-catrina-volokitten-is-gone-forever

No need to thank me. ;^)

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GreedyPawnEater wrote:

Jamie, is Catrina the wife of your son who is happily married and lives near the sea and gets 10000000$  salary for swimming in the sea nearby? I hope you are not hoping for grandchildren in such case.

Your math seems faulty.  Are you still here?

CrystalMoon wrote:

... That said, I'm predicting an abbreviated vocal presense for GreedyPawnEater.

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TurboFish wrote:
Earth64 wrote:

Add more things like programming and electrical engineering. you will be famous.

Funny you should mention programming.  I recently started learning the programming language Python.  But so that I don't brag to much, I must admit that I'm a beginner, and have written only simple programs for my own amusement.  There are plently of very advanced programmers among the members here whose accomplishments I can only dream of.

And electrical engineering?, forgettabout it!  I tried but got stuck on Maxwell's equations.  Got my degree in organic chemistry instead, which requires shape-oriented thinking (in away that reminds me of chess) rather than advanced quantitative math.

How to identify and electrical engineer:

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Schackoo , Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

I do numerous mathematical works on , "Mate in N" [up to 5 move] and
"Basic Endgame solution by numerical System".

I think you are right,it should not be shared with pedestrians, they will give me no credit. But i should share basic concepts for chess lovers who want to think, who love beauty of chess.

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TurboFish wrote:

The Massachusets Institute of Technology (MIT) offers online courses for free.  Among the offerings are calculus and Python.  It might sound ambitious for a younster starting highschool, but it's worth a look.  If it turns out to be too challenging, just put it aside and try again in the future.

https://www.edx.org/school/mitx?gclid=CPSq5__bi8cCFZcYHwodcbwB0A

Thank you Turbo-Fish.

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Monarch1066 wrote:
Fblthp wrote:

Has anyone here learned calculus yet?  Because I need help, I'm already almost into 7th grade, and I haven't learned it yet!Please help me!

I've done through Calculus II (single-variable)...

Do you know trig?

I'm decent at it, not that good, but decent.

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Wow!

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In what kind of school do you have to know Calculus by seventh grade? Or are you just trying to make yourself look smarter than your peers?

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If anyone want , i will teach calculas

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Fblthp wrote:
Monarch1066 wrote:
Fblthp wrote:

Has anyone here learned calculus yet?  Because I need help, I'm already almost into 7th grade, and I haven't learned it yet!Please help me!

I've done through Calculus II (single-variable)...

Do you know trig?

I'm decent at it, not that good, but decent.

Well, you have to be really good at trig and algebra (I and II) to do calculus well (tons of both)

I'll be taking Calc III in fall.

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If any one want to build numerical system, he will face several problems. Such as----

  • Detecting invalid position
  • Detecting Invalid moves
  • Setting winning rules
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GPE has left the building