October 15, 20169 yr Test Picture Hello Friends, John has requested that I write a quiz for the week, so here we go; What is meant by the term, ( Obtuse Angle?)
October 15, 20169 yr 1 minute ago, lew said: Greater than 90° but less than 180° What Lew said ; he thinks & types faster than I do.
October 15, 20169 yr Like lew said, it is greater than 90° but smaller than 180° The reflex angle is the larger angle
October 15, 20169 yr Possessing a woefully inadequate vocabulary and knowledge of most any geometry terms, I am thankful for your quiz and the answers given. In my high school you had to have taken and passed algebra before you could take geometry. I didn't. So, keep the quizzes coming and, thanks.
October 15, 20169 yr Author Gene, I was using geometric angles before I ever got to algebra and like you I flunked it as well. I hate letters and abreviations when figuring math.
October 15, 20169 yr An angle greater than 90 degrees. I managed to pass Geometry before I got to Algebra.
October 15, 20169 yr I have always found it amusing, that, the folks who were not the best in math while in school generally turn out to be the ones who use it, quite successfully I might add, in real life. While the average "Math Wiz" in school can't even tie his own shoe in real life. I am a firm believer, that, the understanding of any taught subject is highly dependent on the quality of the teacher. I was a 12 Guinea Pig for "New Math". I generally struggled with my math classes throughout school. When I graduated they announced that "New Math" was a bust and that they were reverting back to the former ways of teaching it. I, also, found it strange that those same math classes, taught in college, got me "A" and "B" grades. Not because I already new the subjects but because of the quality of the teachers. They took their time, made sure everyone understood all of the aspects before moving on, and were willing to go the extra miles to ensure complete understanding.
October 15, 20169 yr 3 hours ago, Gene Howe said: Possessing a woefully inadequate vocabulary and knowledge of most any geometry terms, I am thankful for your quiz and the answers given. In my high school you had to have taken and passed algebra before you could take geometry. I didn't. So, keep the quizzes coming and, thanks. it was the way they wanted it done.. no KISS/MISS... they wouldn't let me use a framing square and it went down hill from there... analytic geometry I can do in my head...
October 15, 20169 yr 13 minutes ago, Stick486 said: it was the way they wanted it done.. no KISS/MISS... they wouldn't let me use a framing square and it went down hill from there... analytic geometry I can do in my head... ...but, but, but...getting the right answer is not as important as showing how you got there. If you don't show the steps to the teacher how are they know you got the right answer? You have to show the steps? ... makes you wonder if the teachers even know the subject.
October 15, 20169 yr All of the math 'professors' that I had at Oregon State were more interested in hearing themselves talk rather than care about whether or not their students understood and could follow along.
October 15, 20169 yr 11 minutes ago, schnewj said: getting the right answer is not as important as showing how you got there. exactly... 12 minutes ago, schnewj said: makes you wonder if the teachers even know the subject. show that to them and see where it goes or gets you...
October 15, 20169 yr Thanks for the quiz Ralph!!!! On the subject of K-12 math, I hated it, I did awful, and failed miserably, but somehow I became a Land Surveyor, of all the professions to pick for a kid that hated math, Land Surveying!!
October 15, 20169 yr Let's think about this just a little more. ob·tuse əbˈt(y)o͞os,äbˈt(y)o͞os/ adjective 1. annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand. "he wondered if the doctor was being deliberately obtuse" synonyms: stupid, slow-witted, slow, dull-witted, unintelligent, ignorant, simpleminded, witless
October 15, 20169 yr Hated math in school also. In a graduating class of 26, my ranking was 28. The AF wouldn't let me enlist until the recruiter tested me with a mini GED. I passed. 15 years later, I entered college. My college major was Speech Pathology and Audiology. Courses were the likes of Science and physics of sound....math. Testing and measurement....math, Statistics... math, Psychological statistics....more math. That was undergrad. The Master's program was more of the same but went a good bit deeper. Got a lot of math. Still no geometry, though.
October 16, 20169 yr 2 hours ago, Gene Howe said: In a graduating class of 26, my ranking was 28 Man Gene, you went to a really small school. My graduating class was huge compared to that...we had 29; Technically 30, but "Mike" was a carry over from the year before; he didn't graduate with us either ...We had more than one room too before some wise guy tries to jamb that one through the rim! Edited October 16, 20169 yr by Grandpadave52
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