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"Fred Stone" |
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14 Mar 2007 09:31:05 AM |
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A Simple Math Quiz |
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/science/20070313_PROF_GRAPHIC.html
So simple, a seven-year-old child could get eight out of eight, working
them all in his head. ;-)
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Fred Stone
aa# 1369
"The one thing we must not do is to confuse the real country of Iraq, where
there is a real war, a real population, and a real obligation to protect
them, with the parallel-universe "quagmire Iraq" of popular imagination."
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| User: "Geoff" |
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| Title: Re: A Simple Math Quiz |
14 Mar 2007 11:55:00 AM |
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"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
news:Xns98F36B9ECD9F7freddybear@194.177.96.26...
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/science/20070313_PROF_GRAPHIC.html
So simple, a seven-year-old child could get eight out of eight, working
them all in his head. ;-)
Questions #6 and #8 are pretty stupid. It is obvious that the triangle
described in #6 is impossible and #8 is a system with two unknowns but only
one equation.
The second is not as bad as the first though since it happens all the time
in the real world that we encounter problems where insufficient information
is at hand.
But no one has ever seen a right isosceles triangle where the hypotenuse is
shorter than the legs as described by the problem statement.
Interesting though. Thanks, Fred. That's a few posts by you of late that
have been surprisingly refreshing. Any idea why this is topical now? The
test was given over 20 years ago! I see from Wikipedia that Tao's a finalist
for Aussie-of-the-year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_Tao
I also liked the one about the Muslim cashiers at Target and bacon. As
someone else said...those twits should be given a broom and asked if that
offended their moral sensibilities.
I sometimes wish we could vet out the political posts here, but even I get
caught up in it.
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| User: "Fred Stone" |
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| Title: Re: A Simple Math Quiz |
14 Mar 2007 12:45:14 PM |
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"Geoff" <gebobs@yahoo.nospam.com> wrote in
news:TO2dnQ4P1Yp4tWXYnZ2dnUVZ_rWnnZ2d@giganews.com:
"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
news:Xns98F36B9ECD9F7freddybear@194.177.96.26...
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/science/20070313_PROF_GRAPHIC.html
So simple, a seven-year-old child could get eight out of eight,
working them all in his head. ;-)
Questions #6 and #8 are pretty stupid. It is obvious that the triangle
described in #6 is impossible and #8 is a system with two unknowns but
only one equation.
I figure those were trick questions.
The second is not as bad as the first though since it happens all the
time in the real world that we encounter problems where insufficient
information is at hand.
But no one has ever seen a right isosceles triangle where the
hypotenuse is shorter than the legs as described by the problem
statement.
Interesting though. Thanks, Fred. That's a few posts by you of late
that have been surprisingly refreshing. Any idea why this is topical
now? The test was given over 20 years ago!
You got me. The NYT decided to headline it. I ran across the link while
reading another article about CAIR.
I see from Wikipedia that
Tao's a finalist for Aussie-of-the-year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_Tao
Cool. Thanks for the link.
I also liked the one about the Muslim cashiers at Target and bacon. As
someone else said...those twits should be given a broom and asked if
that offended their moral sensibilities.
I sometimes wish we could vet out the political posts here, but even I
get caught up in it.
Yeah, I get too worked up at all the outright falsehoods that get passed
round by the lefties here.
--
Fred Stone
aa# 1369
"The one thing we must not do is to confuse the real country of Iraq,
where there is a real war, a real population, and a real obligation to
protect them, with the parallel-universe "quagmire Iraq" of popular
imagination."
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| User: "G-Ride" |
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| Title: Re: A Simple Math Quiz |
14 Mar 2007 01:18:03 PM |
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"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
news:Xns98F38C8A744A1freddybear@194.177.96.26...
<snip>
Yeah, I get too worked up at all the outright falsehoods that get passed
round by the lefties here.
LOL! Thanks for my first good laugh of the morning Fred. That's hilarious.
Look up "pot calling kettle black" sometime.
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Aloha, G-Ride
The force that's forcing you to feel like busting up a Starbucks.
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| User: "towelie" |
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| Title: Re: A Simple Math Quiz |
14 Mar 2007 03:55:28 PM |
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Fred Stone wrote:
I also liked the one about the Muslim cashiers at Target and bacon.
As someone else said...those twits should be given a broom and asked
if that offended their moral sensibilities.
I sometimes wish we could vet out the political posts here, but even
I get caught up in it.
Yeah, I get too worked up at all the outright falsehoods that get
passed round by the lefties here.
Yet you have no problem with the outright falsehoods that get passed round
by the righties here.
Personally, to me a lie is a lie and no matter if it's a lefty, righty,
moderate, or radical telling the lie, I don't like it.
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| User: "Fred Stone" |
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| Title: Re: A Simple Math Quiz |
14 Mar 2007 05:05:27 PM |
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"towelie" <bugoNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:nPednT86Q9Pb_GXYnZ2dnUVZ_hisnZ2d@centurytel.net:
Fred Stone wrote:
I also liked the one about the Muslim cashiers at Target and bacon.
As someone else said...those twits should be given a broom and asked
if that offended their moral sensibilities.
I sometimes wish we could vet out the political posts here, but even
I get caught up in it.
Yeah, I get too worked up at all the outright falsehoods that get
passed round by the lefties here.
Yet you have no problem with the outright falsehoods that get passed
round by the righties here.
You guys got them covered. I've expressed my opinions about right-wing
liars enough times.
Personally, to me a lie is a lie and no matter if it's a lefty,
righty, moderate, or radical telling the lie, I don't like it.
I agree.
--
Fred Stone
aa# 1369
"The one thing we must not do is to confuse the real country of Iraq,
where there is a real war, a real population, and a real obligation to
protect them, with the parallel-universe "quagmire Iraq" of popular
imagination."
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| User: "G-Ride" |
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| Title: Re: A Simple Math Quiz |
14 Mar 2007 05:37:58 PM |
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"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
news:Xns98F3B8A92212Bfreddybear@194.177.96.26...
"towelie" <bugoNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:nPednT86Q9Pb_GXYnZ2dnUVZ_hisnZ2d@centurytel.net:
Fred Stone wrote:
I also liked the one about the Muslim cashiers at Target and bacon.
As someone else said...those twits should be given a broom and asked
if that offended their moral sensibilities.
I sometimes wish we could vet out the political posts here, but even
I get caught up in it.
Yeah, I get too worked up at all the outright falsehoods that get
passed round by the lefties here.
Yet you have no problem with the outright falsehoods that get passed
round by the righties here.
You guys got them covered. I've expressed my opinions about right-wing
liars enough times.
Then why do you lie?
Personally, to me a lie is a lie and no matter if it's a lefty,
righty, moderate, or radical telling the lie, I don't like it.
I agree.
Then why do you lie?
--
Aloha, G-Ride
The force that's forcing you to feel like busting up a Starbucks.
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| User: "Lucifer" |
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| Title: Re: A Simple Math Quiz |
14 Mar 2007 03:30:47 PM |
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On Mar 14, 2:31 pm, Fred Stone <fston...@earthling.com> wrote:
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/science/20070313_PROF_GRAPHIC.html
So simple, a seven-year-old child could get eight out of eight, working
them all in his head. ;-)
--
Fred Stone
aa# 1369
"The one thing we must not do is to confuse the real country of Iraq, where
there is a real war, a real population, and a real obligation to protect
them, with the parallel-universe "quagmire Iraq" of popular imagination."
Very impressive indeed for a seven year old, but no challenge to
anyone who has studied maths.
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Lucifer the Unsubtle, EAC Librarian of Dark Tomes of Excessive Evil
and General Purpose Igor
The Anti-Theist, BAAWA Lowly Evilmeister and tamer of the Demon Duck
of Doom
Convicted by Earthquack
"Don't worry, I won't bite.......hard"
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| User: "Richo" |
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| Title: Re: A Simple Math Quiz |
15 Mar 2007 12:31:17 AM |
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On Mar 15, 1:31 am, Fred Stone <fston...@earthling.com> wrote:
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/science/20070313_PROF_GRAPHIC.html
So simple, a seven-year-old child could get eight out of eight, working
them all in his head. ;-)
Very impressive.
I got 2 wrong - one of them was the clock angle - I worked it out for
the minute hand!
Always read the bloomin' question!
8-)
Mark.
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| User: "Daniel Kolle" |
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| Title: Re: A Simple Math Quiz |
15 Mar 2007 12:17:37 AM |
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On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:31:05 +0100 (CET), Fred Stone
<fstone69@earthling.com> wrote:
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/science/20070313_PROF_GRAPHIC.html
So simple, a seven-year-old child could get eight out of eight, working
them all in his head. ;-)
I know number seven. I *think* I do, anyway. Math 004 has prepared me
so well!
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| User: "Mettas Mother" |
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| Title: Re: A Simple Math Quiz |
14 Mar 2007 05:44:08 PM |
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Questions 5,6,8 are not suitable for 7 year olds. 6 & 8 requires the student to realise that
something is missing while 5 is algebra question. I am impressed that he did that!
"Fred Stone" <fstone69@earthling.com> wrote in message
news:Xns98F36B9ECD9F7freddybear@194.177.96.26...
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/science/20070313_PROF_GRAPHIC.html
So simple, a seven-year-old child could get eight out of eight, working
them all in his head. ;-)
--
Fred Stone
aa# 1369
"The one thing we must not do is to confuse the real country of Iraq, where
there is a real war, a real population, and a real obligation to protect
them, with the parallel-universe "quagmire Iraq" of popular imagination."
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