October 15, 20169 yr comment_79093 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?) Report
October 15, 20169 yr comment_79097 1 minute ago, lew said: Greater than 90° but less than 180° What Lew said ; he thinks & types faster than I do. Report
October 15, 20169 yr comment_79100 Like lew said, it is greater than 90° but smaller than 180° The reflex angle is the larger angle Report
October 15, 20169 yr comment_79105 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. Report
October 15, 20169 yr Author comment_79108 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. Report
October 15, 20169 yr comment_79112 An angle greater than 90 degrees. I managed to pass Geometry before I got to Algebra. Report
October 15, 20169 yr comment_79123 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. Report
October 15, 20169 yr comment_79130 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... Report
October 15, 20169 yr comment_79136 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. Report
October 15, 20169 yr comment_79139 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. Report
October 15, 20169 yr comment_79141 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... Report
October 15, 20169 yr comment_79159 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!! Report
October 15, 20169 yr comment_79172 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 Report
October 15, 20169 yr comment_79174 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. Report
October 16, 20169 yr comment_79212 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 Report
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