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Lol ur 2 worryed abt things. Idk but i dont think anything rong wif typos after all lol alot of ppl typo and some of them are rilly smart. :leaving: :D
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Grammatical Errors - Pet Peeve
kiana replied to Abigail4476's topic in General Education Discussion Board
Pet peeve -- simpler than most of yours. 'u'. Really -- those two letters aren't going to kill you unless you're typing on a phone. Personal failing -- 'can I' instead of 'may I'. My mother cringes every time. I'm sorry, Mom! -
So, how much should I be freaking out? (BCP question)
kiana replied to joannqn's topic in General Education Discussion Board
Quite possible -- but don't freak out about it too much at this point, unless you have something you could consider doing about it. -
Need help with Algebra problem
kiana replied to ABQmom's topic in High School and Self-Education Board
I'm not sure if this is a problem in your phrasing or in concepts. When you say 'divide by 144', do you mean 'divide into 144'? It's important (in math) to clearly say what you mean. I'm guessing that it's 144/9*3, in which case you should divide first and then multiply. For PEMDAS, it really ought to be read as 'Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication AND Division, Addition AND Subtraction'. This is because multiplication and division really are the same operation -- multiplying by 1/9 is the same as dividing by 9. So we do parentheses and exponents first, then do all the multiplications and divisions, from left to right, in the order in which they occur. Because division is to the left of multiplication, we do it first. The same problem could be written as 144(1/9)(3) in which case the order of operations should be more clear. -
Which calculus for civil engineering?
kiana replied to iteachmine's topic in High School and Self-Education Board
I'd be almost certain that 'applied calculus' is calc-lite, and not recommended for an engineer. -
Does my ds really NEED biology?
kiana replied to Jennifer in MI's topic in High School and Self-Education Board
Some schools do require biology, many don't. I'd consider the option, though, of just doing bio-lite without lab, with an easier text, at home just in case. -
If your computer starts beeping... run a virus scan!
kiana replied to mom2abcd's topic in General Education Discussion Board
I just got SecurityTool too -- Malwarebytes cleared it up. I used the guide from bleeping computer. -
Is he planning on dropping Java after the exam, or continuing to progress? Because if he's going to continue to progress, he could just take the exam as a freshman instead, with an extra year's worth of programming. My SO (computer guy) opines that there's no such thing as too much high-school programming, but he may be biased :D
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They're both good -- but the survival aspects of Sign of the Beaver are very appealing.
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If you decide to do dual enrollment, they'll probably want a placement test. If he places into Spanish 201, I'd give 2 credits -- into 202, I'd give 3. Same with high-school courses -- if he takes Spanish 3, I'd give 2 credits, if he takes Spanish 4, I'd give 3 credits. Anything else just looks weird imo.
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Well, I scored 43. I wonder, though, how much of it is shyness? I classify myself as extroverted but horribly shy -- I love spending time with other people as long as I already know them, but new situations terrify me.
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ps highschool, already flunking?
kiana replied to simka2's topic in General Education Discussion Board
Okay, it's frustrating, but it's also a great relief -- better than any of the other options that were being floated. :) -
Will anyone here admit to playing FV?
kiana replied to Remudamom's topic in General Education Discussion Board
If you hadn't said that you only started a month ago, I'd ask if you were my mother. She also made a second account to get more neighbours :D She refers to the second account as her 'heifer farm' :D -
ps highschool, already flunking?
kiana replied to simka2's topic in General Education Discussion Board
Just one quick question -- you're sure that this isn't a clerical error, and she hasn't earned 16% of the possible points for the entire semester, out of a possible 40% available so far, or something like that? That would be bad, but not quite as disastrous. Sometimes the automated grade display comes out funny like that -- especially if it's her first year, she may be unfamiliar with the software and have simply either hit 'print' or 'send' and sent the wrong column. Otherwise, I agree with everyone else -- there's no way a score of 16% should be a surprise. Either there are many very, very low scores on assignments or many skipped assignments and a few decent ones. Really, what she needs to be doing is talking directly to the teacher, getting advice on if she has any chance of passing and what she has to do, and getting a tutor. -
Actually, you originally said '70% of women, who work full-time' which is ambiguous and could be read either as 'the 70% of women who work full-time' or '70% of the women who currently work full-time'. Getting angry at people for misreading an ambiguous question seems odd -- I'd suggest editing your original post to read what you actually meant, otherwise you'll continue to receive such comments.
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Well, since my SO is permanently disabled, we'd end up on welfare or very hungry. Or, I guess, start relying on my brother to support us as well, since he's a man and all.
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Mad at the Top Tier Schools
kiana replied to Lux Et Veritas Academy's topic in High School and Self-Education Board
Well, spots are more limited and credit isn't guaranteed acceptance for courses anyway. My younger brother recently transferred from a CC to an Ivy -- he had 70 credits at the CC and they took 48, and his is a very good CC. Sometimes, also, they will accept credits but tell you "If you want to major in this area, rather than just satisfy a distribution requirement, you should retake this course to be best prepared for upper-division courses. ETA: Oh, and he is working his little tuchas off and astonished at the difference in rigor. -
Mad at the Top Tier Schools
kiana replied to Lux Et Veritas Academy's topic in High School and Self-Education Board
Thanks Kathy! -
Mad at the Top Tier Schools
kiana replied to Lux Et Veritas Academy's topic in High School and Self-Education Board
Side-track -- would you mind sharing a) what books you used (even math majors courses sometimes use books like Anton now, at my undergrad for example -- I didn't learn linear properly until I went to grad school) and b) what books, if any, your daughter is using? I'm highly interested. -
The idea between teaching bases is not so much for their intrinsic usefulness, but rather to cement the understanding of base 10.
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Mad at the Top Tier Schools
kiana replied to Lux Et Veritas Academy's topic in High School and Self-Education Board
The placement *is* based on the AP score, but the calculator is required on the AP exam and some problems cannot be solved without a calculator. -
Mad at the Top Tier Schools
kiana replied to Lux Et Veritas Academy's topic in High School and Self-Education Board
Some schools are moving away from accepting AP courses for credit in the major as well. Calculus is one that many schools are looking at requiring the student to take a placement test at university as well, due to (what the professors consider) the inappropriate overemphasis on use of the graphing calculator to solve problems. Recently we (at the university) have seen students coming in who place into Calc 2-3 by AP credit, but lack the algebraic ability to keep up with the course once enrolled. Moral: Look at the universities you're going to attend -- don't assume that one or the other will be better. Also consider that sometimes, even if retaking a course will be very frustrating, it is not solely intended to drag money out of you but rather intended to ensure success in the upper-level courses. If we start requiring a non-calculator placement test in order to skip calculus, it will not be because we want to torture students or steal their money, but because students who take calc 3 and upper-division courses without what *we* consider the minimum standard of knowledge in algebra and calculus almost invariably flounder.