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[er-cryptid]

Partial Fraction Decomposition Ex. 5

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[hubblestudies]

trying to keep up with my calc class while I'm stuck at home with covid

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[albions-seed]

Sooo...random personal post!

I'm going to back to college in August for my business degree and I'm dreading all things math. I excel in everything but that. The last time I was actively enrolled in college was in 2011 (I know lol) and I attempted one of the required developmental math courses in 2016, which I failed miserably. My accuplacer test scores are now expired, so I'm putting off any courses that require a math prerequisite in order to prepare for the updated accuplacer testing. I'm giving myself about 6 months to study for it, and I know Tumblr has a big studyblr community here.

Please help! I will probably need to have a refresher on pre-algebra, maybe even as far back as middle school math topics as well.

Any tips, study guides, or references I can use? I am viewing these next several months as a chance to start fresh with mathematic concepts (and maybe even an opportunity to learn to love math), and would appreciate any suggestions no matter how juvenile or silly it'd be!

#mathematics #studyblr #math studyblr #mathblr #math tips #math tutor #college math #algebra

[caycaydreams1skytte]

I got my schedule for the fall semester, it’s gonna killed me I’m gonna be going to school like 5 days a week for my classes plus I’ll need math tutoring 📓📐📏

#collin college #college mathematics #college math #college algebra #english #school #fall semester

[jovialcloudqueenisnotonfire]

Taking calculus is interesting cause on one hand, it's surprisingly easy compared to how how hyped up it is, but on the other, it's quite disheartening to have to get to a college level of math to figure out the biggest rectangle you can make out of 75ft of fencing

#is this too niche? too bad #academia #calculus #college math #university #college life #student life #studyblr #math memes #student memes #college memes

[biochemsitry]

So I was wondering if anyone can explain this to me. I doubt anyone can but it's at least an interesting story I think. (Disclaimer: if you aren't a math person, this might be pretty confusing, but I will try to explain stuff.)

I'm sitting in my 300 level calc 1 class. We're learning about instantaneous velocity and limits and the like, not super hard stuff. This is the fourth class period we've had so it hasn't gotten to the hard stuff yet.

By the way, I go to a tiny private university. I'm one of 5 students in this class. My uni is, um, known for not being great with math-- we literally have two math profs in total. Two. I think we have 3 math majors in total, and all three are in this class. The fourth is math ed. I'm biochem.

Back to what happened today. Our prof, let's call her Dr. H, is explaining limits (for non-math or science ppl, it involved lots of graphs and functions and letters). The freshman math ed major, let's call him J, is very confused and raises his hand. "What does f(x) mean?" he asks.

Dr. H pauses, unsure of how to answer. The other 4 students, including me, try to explain f(x) to J. Dr. H ends up drawing a graph on the whiteboard to explain that f(x) often, at least at the level we're at and with the stuff we're talking about, is the same as y. f(x)=x is the same as y=x. f(x)=3x-1 is the same as y=3x-1.

J seems to be satisfied with this explanation, so Dr. H continues the lecture. A few minutes later, she gives an example problem with both f(x) and g(x). J is now more confused than ever.

"Wait, what's g(x)?" he asks.

"g(x) is the same as y in this situation," Dr. H answers.

"But I thought f(x) was y."

At this point, we're all looking at J in disbelief. For people who don't know, g(x), f(x), h(x), etc. in graphing are all representative of y on a graph, at least typically, and at least in contexts like this.

Dr. H pauses, then says, "I think we need to have a conversation about functions after class."

Now, don't get me wrong. Functions can be hard. If you're not a math person, it's easy to go without knowing what they are. I'm not trying to put anyone down for not knowing what they are. My mom never got past algebra 1 and either never learned them or has completely forgotten about them. But then again, my 16yo brother with severe discalcula (math dyslexia, basically) knows at least about functions and he's barely even done pre-algebra...

But this kid made it into calculus apparently without any knowledge of functions, which (I think???) are usually taught at the algebra 1 level (so about 8th-9th grade, or 13-15yo, at least in the US. It's usually younger in other countries though, at least from what I gather?). It's not something you'd learn at age 14 and never use again until college-- most maths from algebra 1 and up use functions pretty much all the time. But this freshie is, like, 17-18, and a math ed major, who must have either klepped out of lower math courses, or had gotten a high enough score on the ACT/SAT to be able to go directly into calc 1. This guy's smart-- he seems to be really good at math other than functions. I just have absolutely no idea how he made it into calc without knowing about functions. Just... how?????

(In case anyone's wondering, we absolutely did NOT try to make J feel bad. None of us students even said anything about it afterwards at all. We just don't do that. Dr. H was very kind in how she handled the situation, too. Never make a person feel bad for not knowing something. I'm not making fun of him by posting this, either; I'm just very confused lol. I doubt he'll see this, and if he does, I doubt he'll know it's me talking about him. He's a smart guy, and I'm not blaming him for his lack of knowledge on functions. I'm mostly just wondering how his HS teachers neglected to teach him about such a basic and important part of math.)

#math #functions #college math #calculus #calc #calculus 1 #calc 1 #college calculus #how???

[persnickety-doodles]

study time 📚

Old college AU sketches 🥹

#korrasami #persnickety doodles #alicia draws #korrasami college AU #Korra’s writing a term paper on mobile btw #asami is… doing math. yeah. #lok #avatar

[joytri]

boarding school aesthetic

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[shado48]

EY ITS FINALS SEASON!

GOOD LUCK ON YOUR EXAMS!

GOOD LUCK ON YOUR ESSAYS!

GOOD LUCK ON YOUR PRESENTATIONS!

GOOD LUCK ON YOUR FINAL PROJECTS!

GOOD LUCK!!! YOU’VE MADE IT THIS FAR!!

and a gentle reminder to take breaks, and get a snack and some water. Don’t forget to take a moment to breathe.

and if you can, try to do something nice for yourself after its all over. No matter how it turns out, you struggled and you survived so you deserve something nice :)

#end of the year finals babey!! #stay strong yall you got this!! #my dms are open if any of you need to de-stress or maybe even a little help with some math :) #good luck ❤️ #noticed this post was getting notes again so were blazing it!!!!!🔥🔥🔥 #not in college anymore so shout out all the people who qued this for their finals so I know when to blaze it again 💪

[unluckyprime]

GOD YOU GUYS . WHAT AN EPISODE !!!!!

#I AM YELLING SO MUCH FUCKING HAPPENED #im incredibly emotional about normal rn . GOD . the pride layer was everything #ALSO TAYLOR AND LINC FRIENDSHIP SO REALLLL THEIR MATH ROASTS 😭😭😭 #also lincoln li Wilson kill shot today . get ‘em king #FUCK SUCH A GOOD EP #dndads #dndads spoilers #dungeons and daddies #lincoln li wilson #normal oak #oakworthy #scary marlowe #i love her guys . I missed her im so glad she’s back and being awful <33 my girl #Taylor swift dndads #hermie unworthy #hermie the unworthy #jodie foster dndads #sorry this is a bit late i was trapped in the academic system (3 hour college class)

[seylaaurora]

What is university if not oscillating between "Huh, I know what I'm doing actually" and "I'm the dumbest person alive and don't know how I got this far"

#seyla talks #student #university #college #tagging both cause my uni is american's college most likely #studyblr #studying #me a math nerd #it's the impostor syndrome interspersed with moments where i realise that I'm not an impostor. and then i forget again

[inconceptual-nonsense]

Born to draw podcast ship fanart, forced to be doing college algebra 2 as a junior in highschool :(

#the magnus protocol #tmagp #the magnus archives #tma #malevolent #wtnv #cecilos #welcome to night vale #alice dyer #i need the dual credit #i hate math actually #it has nothing to do w what im going to college for #like at all #why american public school system why #we had a bomb threat two days ago and you're telling me i cant get an extension on my project?

[virtuosicstudyblr]

22.10.2022 || My 5th semester of medical school starts with a 2 week statistics block. My exam will be on Friday, so wish me luck! I am motivated to learn everything, because I know that it will need it as a researcher. xo Lux

#studyblr #productivity #studying #inspiration #university #studyspo #college #aesthetic #med school #medical school #medizinstudium #starbucks #study spot #handwritten notes #handwriting #maths aesthetic #coffetime #fall inspo

[fandomsandfeminism]

Ok, since some folks are still struggling with this: No, having a national popular vote for president wouldn't mean that "just 2 or 3 states would pick the president."

First of all, that's *basically* what's already happening with the Electoral College. Because the states are winner-take-all, it doesn't matter if you lead in a state by 3% or 30%, you get 100% of the vote. So the only states worth campaigning in/listening to are a few swing states, where you need to eek out a 1% lead to win 100% of the points.

We see this in the actual campaign event data. Two thirds of the presidential and vice-presidential post-convention campaign events were conducted in just four states in 2012 (Ohio, Florida, Virginia, and Iowa). The electoral college doesn't empower rural voters or small states. It just allows campaigns to hyper-focus on the undecided voters of swing states. So if you're a centrist in Ohio, I guess the EC was tailor made for you? But no one else benefits here.

But, would this still happen in a national popular vote, you ask? NO. Of course not.

I don't blame folks for not realizing this intrinsically. They are big numbers, and this "big states blah blah" rhetoric is pervasive. (Notice how often it's "California and New York" though, and never Texas. Ask yourself why.)

Let's assume, for fun, that 100% of the population of the country can and does vote. For rounding purposes, that's 330 million people.

Even if you could get California, Texas, Florida, New York, and Pennsylvania to vote 100% unanimously for the same person, you'd fall woefully short of of 50%, and that's getting EVERY SINGLE PERSON in these states to agree. You need the 9 most populated states to vote 100% turn out in unison to hit 50% of the population.

California (Population: 39,613,493)

Texas (Population: 29,730,311)

Florida (Population: 21,944,577)

New York (Population: 19,299,981)

Pennsylvania (Population: 12,804,123)

Illinois (Population: 12,569,321)

Ohio (Population: 11,714,618)

Georgia (Population: 10,830,007)

North Carolina (Population: 10,701,022)

But, as I've said many many times, states are not political monoliths. Despite what those red v blue electoral maps train you to think, these states aren't hiveminds.

Both of these maps represent the 2016 election. Personally, I like the first one more, since the intensity of the color mirrors the amount of votes, but the second one really drives home how *blended* our communities are politically.

In 2020- 155,508,985 votes were cast. That's 77,754,493 for 51%. How many states, at a minimum, would it take to reach that number based on how they actually voted? Well, let's go from most populated down until we hit 51%.

CA- 11,110,250 for Biden

TX- 5,259,126 for Biden

FL- 5,297,045 for Biden

NY- 5,244,886 for Biden

PN- 3,459,923 for Biden

IL- 3,471,915 for Biden

OH- 2,679,165 for Biden

GA- 2,473,633 for Biden

NC-2,684,292

MI-2,804,040

NJ-2,608,400

VI-2,413,568

WA-2,369,612

AR-1,672,143

TN-1,143,711 (we aren't done yet)

IN 1,242,498

MASS 2,382,202

MI 1,253,014

MA 1,985,023

CO-1,804,352

WIS-1,630,866

MIN- 1,717,077

SC-1,091,541

AL- 849,624 (We're still only at 68 million, by the way)

LA- 856,034

KN- 772,474

OR-1,340,383

OK-503,890

CN-1,080,831

UT-560,282

NV-703,486 (We're getting close now, I promise)

Iowa-759,061

AR-423,932 (I'm so tired of adding these numbers up)

MIS-539,398

KA- 570,323

NM- 501,614 (SO CLOSE I really thought this would do it.)

Nebraska- 374,583 (DAMMIT NEBRASKA! We're still short!)

Idaho- 287,021

And that does it! That puts us above 77,754,493 and it only took every Biden vote from the 38 most populated states.

Hardly the "Californians and New Yorkers making all our decisions for us!" reality that people decry (Never Texas. Even though we had more Biden voters than New York. But Texas isn't the standard boogeyman for a racially, ethnically, religiously diverse, queer coastal city. Even though Texas has 4 of the 10 largest cities in the country, more than California- Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, and Austin)

YES, a lot of people live in California. Yes, a lot of people live in Texas. Yes, it's super weird to me that the city of San Antonio, Texas has almost 3x the number of people in the entire state of Wyoming. (I'm sorry if you think that Wyoming's 73,491 votes for Biden should make or break the election.)

But please remember that individual states and districts still get their representation in Congress. (Which...I have some opinions about how much this actually impacts federal politics that are their own thing.) State governments and local governments still exist.

And this idea that a popular vote system, which we use for senators and governors and mayors and school boards is suddenly ~oppressive~ and ~tyrannical~ when we apply it to the presidency isn't logical. (If 70% of your town lives in apartments, you don't give folks in single family homes an extra vote to balance out their vote for mayor.)

Frankly, going to the popular vote should be a logical first step. Ranked choice ballots (for president and senate), and party proportional voting (for the house) would go a long way towards making people feel like their votes had real power again, increase voter turn out, and I think motivate the parties to better reflect the wishes of their constituents, reduce our political tribalism, and encourage third party participation.

#electoral college #you know I'm annoyed when I start doing math

[caycaydreams1skytte]

My math placement test is on Tuesday I’m so nervous! I have a math disability so I really don’t know how it’s gonna go, but no matter what happens, I will not give up!😭

#college mathematics #math disability #college math #college algebra #college

[jovialcloudqueenisnotonfire]

I feel like if I can't remember a formula on a test, but I manage to derive it from one I do remember, I should get extra credit

#extra credit for not being prepared lmao #no but really like that's hard and shows a higher level of understanding #anyways #math #pre calc #calculus #college math #stem major