The first International Math Olympiad
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@89th said in The first International Math Olympiad:
Sometimes I am really glad I'll never have to take a class again.
I quite like the idea of doing some college math classes again, but without the exam pressure. Maybe in retirement...then again, maybe not.
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Just got the final grades for my calc 2 semester, got a 97%. I don't really trust that the material is as hard as when I took this class 30 years ago, but whatever. On to calc 3, then I'll decide whether to pursue an advanced degree.
I know the calc textbooks teach the same material now vs 30 years ago, but the professor's discretion in how advanced to make the test questions, defines the difficulty of the class. The final exam two days ago had some pretty easy questions. But I guess finals tend to be more surface level, assuming they don't cover new material. I remember some "final" exams being just the last mid-term, but this final did not include any new material, just a retrospective on the four previous mid-terms. An easy retrospective, but it was 30% of the grade, so I was stressed.
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Just got the final grades for my calc 2 semester, got a 97%. I don't really trust that the material is as hard as when I took this class 30 years ago, but whatever. On to calc 3, then I'll decide whether to pursue an advanced degree.
I know the calc textbooks teach the same material now vs 30 years ago, but the professor's discretion in how advanced to make the test questions, defines the difficulty of the class. The final exam two days ago had some pretty easy questions. But I guess finals tend to be more surface level, assuming they don't cover new material. I remember some "final" exams being just the last mid-term, but this final did not include any new material, just a retrospective on the four previous mid-terms. An easy retrospective, but it was 30% of the grade, so I was stressed.
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Horace, great job. When I was a boy everybody was ok at 1+1, and maybe 2+2, but at 4+4 things fell apart.
@Tom-K said in The first International Math Olympiad:
Horace, great job. When I was a boy everybody was ok at 1+1, and maybe 2+2, but at 4+4 things fell apart.
That's where multiplication comes in handy. I haven't gotten to that part yet, but word on the street is that it works well.
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@Horace said in The first International Math Olympiad:
@Klaus I'm considering pursuing a Masters in math after I re-do the calc courses.
Cool! What part of mathematics do you want to specialize in?
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