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Okay, First off, I understand math. I understand it and Acknowledge it completely. but there's some parts that make no sense. Like this, algebra in life you use math 24/7. but last time it wasn't... well.... that. GEDDIT??!I havent seen one thing in algebra yet that points out something I need in life. A teacher Of mine once said,"you need it for college." Thats believable. but what about REEAAAALL LIIIIFE??????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
...That is all.
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"Math is the mother of all fields in science.If it starts with Math it Starts with Science"
In my opinion if anyone is gona complain about learning mathematics that they claim will never use in real life i would like to ask what will you use in real life?How are you sure of your future that you know that a situation will never prop up?
Will you ever use history to recite things that happen in your real life?Will you use any of the knowlage that you learned from your litarature teacher or Biology class?How are you sure you will.
This knowlage is mostly to prepare you until you are mature enough to choose what you will be your profession.If you work with computers or architecture or if you are political engineer you will need algebra.
90% of the stuff you will learn in highschool and collage will propably seem useless to you.Real life is chaotic through.Predicting what will come in handy in the future is one of the easiest things the brain can screw up.Everything is needed.
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School teaches us for school, and nothing else.
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i agree. I in calculas 2 and we just got done learning how to find the volume and area of certain shapes, like donuts for example. I like donuts but i really dont think i'll need to know their area and volume.
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People use this all the time in shit, fo' srs.
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Real Life Examples of the Usefulness of Algebra:
Calculating income tax: income * tax rate = tax paid
Calculating interest rates: interest = principal investment * rate * time
Figuring out how much it will cost to fill up your tank of gas: (maximum amount of gas - current amount of gas) * price = cost
You can use a calculator to figure all of this out, but you're still using algebra.
If you want to talk about REALLY obscure math, I nominate n-dimensional geometry (where n>3). Trust me, I'm a physics major.
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Yeah, exactly! Every teacher says that! Yes, sure, I know how to solve different cases of algebra but, just like you said, WHAT THE HECK IS IT FOR IN REAL LIFE?! okay, studies is in real life. BUT HOW DA HECK ARE YOU GONNA USE IT IN EVERYDAY LIFE?!
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well, algebra is okay, but I don't even KNOW what we're doing in math right now
I can do it, yes I'm good in math but I don't freaking know WHAT or WHY I am doing it...
or how on earth I am ever going to need this in my future o.O
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You wouldn't have any of the technology we have today without algebra.
Electronics is pretty math heavy, and so is every drawing program you have (2D and 3D).
You would be amazed if you saw the algorithms behind Photoshop.
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The subtitle says "my future", so are you suggesting that everyone will make a Photoshop? The algorithms in today's (hardware at least) is actually going right the other way, simplifying everything to integer addition and in some rare cases... multiplication.
I'm studying at a University and I do understand that it is good to understand how do variables pass across the equality sign, but, seriously, it sometimes goes over the top with trig and stuff like that.
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I just scanned your icon. I died laughing.
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You see its not that you need Algebra in your life when you dont do something in physics or in any other math related stuff.
But well... what do you rly need from the stuff in school?! Not much.
The first thing I learned was that math isnt made to use it in your ordinary life - not directly. But Its said that math helps to envolve your intellegence so if you're good in math, most companys say "hurraay!" cause they think you are intellegent. Its simply like that and if you dont believe me - just stury math
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If you want Algebra's purpose...
Algebra is used in physics to uncover the mysteries in the Big Bang. You see, algebra has a lot to do with the laws of the Universe, surprisingly. For example, we all know the famous E = mc2, which is Energy equals mass times the speed of light squared. It's a little genius formula that tells us how much energy we can get for 1 gram of matter. Neat huh? :3
There's also the formula for Gravity, which is essentially this: [link]
So Algebra is basically a form of mathematics that helps greatly to express certain types of force or phenomenon in the scientific community. If you can't use Algebra, you cannot be a scientist. And, to my understanding, computers use highly advanced algebra. But I'm not going into that, I'm not an expert in the field.
Sure, it was a funny poster but I know too much about algebra to find it that funny. And, kindly remember, even though you don't want to be a scientist or computer programmer (I presume), you're not the only person in that room and some people may want and need this for a future career. That's it basically o.o
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Depends on your career. Not everyone will need it, but there are people who will.
Obviously.
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Lmao thats what i'm always telling people!
That and "You don't use letters in math! If we were meant to use letters this would be English class"
XD
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I wish the algebra I did when I was a school was this easy.
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It's quite a funny paradox, how people with pragmatic thinking don't get the purpose of the science that actually defines pragmatic.
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Hey, I disagree. Stuff like algebra is extremely important in real life (I really mean calculus, because algebra is a joke till you reach group theory). If all you are going to do in life is work at a supermarket than I guess what I am saying does not apply, but, to do anything else you need higher math, How many people here work with curves in vector graphics? if the curves are based on bezier frames do you know you cannot make a circle with them (why? ... it has to do with algebra and trigonometry)? If you want to invest money you need to work with a probability distribution to figure out what the best choices are. Finally if you want to look at some event over time you need calculus. This is something that is done every day unless you are a janitor or a supermarket clerk. Sorry for the rant but, I am a math grad student and I find it sad when people think it is not important to learn how to think.
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I like that one but you should have used some more useless algebra...
those are simple funktions...
I think you have a mobile phone and what do you think mobile phones do? They solve those so you can hear what the person who called you wants to tell you
And even if you don't do anything technical you need this for calculate the maximum gain corporation (economy), calculatin polulation growth (biologie), check if a house will fail, etc...
You see you can do sooo many things with it because those are basics...
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I use it on a daily basis, just as you'll do when you'll have to calculate some stuff for the dimensions of a house/appartement or if you ever go to university in any scientific domain...
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Algebra in real life? Simple.
2 oranges + 2 apples = $?
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"You need to learn it to pass this test" 'And what do I get if I pass the test?' "A paper that says you passed it!" 'and what do I need that for?' "for like....shut up"
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Algebra is all about finding unknown numbers, or how other numbers will be affected if you change a number. Mostly to build formulas so you even have an arithmetic problem to solve. You actually use algebra every time you create an arithmetic problem, you just don't realize it. So to find out, without counting, how many apples will be left after you eat 2 of 5, you already know that to find that number you just subtract 2 from 5, but you only know that because of algebra, because without algebra you wouldn't have the formula x-y=z. So you used algebra when you created the problem 5-2 and solved it for 3.
As to how you will use the algebra you didn't learn in arithmetic? You'll use it to predict the outcome of a chemical reaction in chemistry. What an object will do when it collides with other objects in physics. How much money you'll make/pay on interest. How much a chair's design will be able to support before it is even built. In short you'll use it in any job that you use a science in, except you'll have numbers to replace most of the variables with. Algebra 1 you'll use in banking, economics, early physics and chemistry. Algebra 2, advanced physics like Nuclear Physics, advanced chemistry, and the like. So 1 is pretty useful, 2 not so much, unless you're planning on becoming a mad scientist!
I hope I cleared up the, "Why on earth, do I need this stuff!" feeling. If I just made you more confused, I apologize.
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Architect here... used Algebra, Trig, and all sorts of physics in university and from time to time in my job today (though mostly only when going over engineering drawings).
So to answer your question: Even in an artist occupation it's useful.
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LOL that's so true...and I don't even need it for college XD
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finally someone who feels the same about maths as me! totally don't know what the heck I'll be using algebra for in the future!
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You need it occasionally, but not all the time.
Now triginometry, that's something I see used rarely.
Who here knows what the tangent of 90 is?
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It is not defined
because cos(0) = 0
tan= sin/cos and you can't divide anything by 0
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Bravo! I was hoping someone would know.
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The same kind of people who need to cure superviruses and track hurricanes and create alternative fuels and put rovers on Mars sure need it. As a chemical engineer, I will need it. It's very, very necessary for many jobs that require precision. Even your grocer needs it to manage their income and expenses. This is only to name a very, very few of the roles algebra plays.
Also: algebra is child's play compared to calculus. That's the really tough math.
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I'm 48 and can't think of any instance that I've needed it either. Simple deduction works to fill in the missing pieces and discover X's true identity.
Liked this a lot - faved.
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Math is useful for life, of course, but still they teach us so many useless things
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it's not like I HATE algebra, it's just that there are some of that stuff that I really don't think we're every gonna use
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the only thing your really need it for is if your gonna get a hard ass job as a scientist and what are the odds of that happening?
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They are easy if you know how to solve them. It's fun solving algebra. Im actually making algebra as my recess.[link]
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well if you wanna kode/program applications or games you pretty much need to think in terms of algebra. But it won't help you out when working at mcDonalds.
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Agreed. 
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I know right!! They make us do this shit to simulate our minds or something
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I once heard somewhere that math like this is actually used more to help students develop problem solving skills... but then I realized that the school system isn't that clever.
This stuff drove me crazy in high school and college. I hated it and i'm sure it hated me too.
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You use algebra for the way of thinking, not the actual equation. Nice poster though.
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ahah i did this stuff earlier this year.. I hated it. but now to finding intercepts of lines using equations.. YAYY.. not.. when will we use this in life? hmmm? because i am totally going to whip out a graphing calculator and be all like "hmmm.. i wonder what the intercept of these shadows on these houses would be if they kept going.. lets make a equation and give it to a contractor so the house to be built there doesnt end up in the shadows! HEHEHEEHE" derp. Yeahh i agree with you.. real life hardly ever call for algebra.
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