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  • 89th8 89th

    Sometimes I am really glad I'll never have to take a class again.

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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.

    I was only joking

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      Yeah, in the event I ever wanted to voluntarily take classes again, it would probably be in the field of geology or meteorology somewhere.

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        I’m in a self-directed women studies program right now.

        "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
        -Cormac McCarthy

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          Nice, hopefully not too self-directed.

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            It does involve occasionally putting on a dress.

            "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
            -Cormac McCarthy

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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.

              Education is extremely important.

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              • HoraceH Horace

                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 Awesome job!!!

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                  Great job dude!

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                    Nice!

                    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
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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.

                      Flushing the toilet is like practicing the piano; you just cannot go too long without doing it.--Axtremus

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                      • Tom-KT Tom-K

                        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.

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                        @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.

                        Education is extremely important.

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                          @Horace I said you were awesome! Congratulations!

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                            The new Romanian president scored a perfect score on the IMO in the 80s

                            Twice.

                            "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                            -Cormac McCarthy

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                              Guy might be smarter than Biden and Trump. I mean, it’s possible.

                              "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                              -Cormac McCarthy

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                                @Horace in what context do you take those classes? Are you working on a degree?

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                                • KlausK Klaus

                                  @Horace in what context do you take those classes? Are you working on a degree?

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                                  @Klaus I'm considering pursuing a Masters in math after I re-do the calc courses.

                                  Education is extremely important.

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                                    My Carnegie Hall concert buddy got a master is math (or as he says maths} just for the hell of it.

                                    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                    -Cormac McCarthy

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                                      The new Romanian president scored a perfect score on the IMO in the 80s

                                      Twice.

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                                      @jon-nyc said in The first International Math Olympiad:

                                      The new Romanian president scored a perfect score on the IMO in the 80s

                                      Twice.

                                      Apparently only 25 people have ever gold medaled twice in the IMO.

                                      "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                      -Cormac McCarthy

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                                      • HoraceH Horace

                                        @Klaus I'm considering pursuing a Masters in math after I re-do the calc courses.

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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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                                        • KlausK Klaus

                                          @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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                                          @Klaus I don't know. Applied Mathematics maybe.

                                          Education is extremely important.

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