#pre-calculus

[caljordan]

I feel like we're not grateful enough for the difference of two squares

a^2- b^2 = (a-b)(a+b) is *that* girl

[er-cryptid]

Synthetic Division [Ex. 2]

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[housediva]

I took pre-calc as my last college course, because I had thoughts about possibly going for a masters degree and I needed pre-calc. I could not figure it out at first and oh yeah, totally cried over it. Once it clicked that pre-calc was just fancy algebra it got a lot easier.

ok wait, reblog if you’ve cried at least once because of math, doesn’t matter which grade i’m trying to prove something 

[nutzgunray-lvt]

If anyone could help me with pre-calculus, that'd be great 🫠. Just got over the flu and bombed my 1st exam.

On the bright side, I was able to get started with paying some of my debt with my financial aid, so that's something

[todays-xkcd]

Calligraphy exam: Write down the number 37, spelled out, nicely.

Exam Numbers [Explained]

Transcript Under the Cut

[6 different math test questions.] [The first panel:] Kindergarten math final exam Q. Write down the biggest number you can think of A. [empty box]

[The second panel:] Pre-algebra final exam Q. Write down the value of x if x=3x-8 A. [empty box]

[The third panel:] Calculus final exam Q. Write down the value of [integral sign, from 0 to pi] x sin^2 x dx A. [empty box]

[The fourth panel:] PhD cosmology final exam Q. Write down the Hubble constant to within 1% A. [empty box]

[The fifth panel:] Game theory final exam Q. Write down 10 more than the average of the class's answers A. [empty box]

[The sixth panel:] Postgraduate math final exam Q. Write down the biggest number you can think of A. [empty box]

[momos-servants]

I’m definitely going to write a college AU fanfic where Yuuta is the campus star—top of the physics department, president of the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu club, and absolutely everyone’s favorite. He’s also been the object of Toge’s unspoken crush for the past two years. Toge, a plant science major, only had one class with Yuuta three semesters ago—calculus, which he barely passed. Ever since then, he’s been hopelessly stuck on Yuuta, but despite all the relentless teasing from Kirara and Hakari, he still refuses to confess.

Megumi asked Yuuta to check on his biology project in the greenhouse, so he went to do a quick favor. But as soon as Yuuta stepped inside, he accidentally knocked over a few pots. Turns out, those pots belonged to the cute plant science nerd who just stared at him while he fumbled over a million apologies. When the guy didn’t respond and kept silently watching him, Yuuta panicked and bolted, realizing he’d probably just made an enemy of the entire greenhouse—and the adorable plant nerd who basically lived in it.

He ends up venting about the whole thing to Hakari during one of their math classes. Hakari bursts out laughing and says, “Dude, that’s Toge, kirara’s friend. He’s mute.” Yuuta’s face flushes with embarrassment, and he feels like even more of an asshole for running off like that without realizing.

[comeback-from-the-dead]

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local woman relieved and embarrassed to report that the task she had been postponing for two months ended up taking a grand total of 4 minutes to complete

[livefromtheyard]

i think the thing that's made me the most irrationally angry on the yard was when they were talking about what math classes they took and when they took them

[mushroominaforest]

Quick vent, gotta say this somewhere I guess

Before I fainted earlier I was having the panic attack over a sudden, very strong feeling of I am not meant to be here.

Sitting in a classroom doesn’t cut it for me. I’m supposed to stay in the Rockies. I know it. It’s so much easier there. I can just hunt and fish and forage and hike for however long I want wherever I want. I can wander with my sketchbook and draw the trees. Drive the pick-up down dirt roads. Go to the lake and breathe. I can’t breathe here. I can’t.

I don’t feel ugly and stupid and always so fucking stressed when I’m in the valley. I don’t worry about what other people think of me. I don’t worry about homework. I don’t have to worry about what I look like. I don’t worry about what my gender is.

All I have to worry about is bears. If there’s a bear I either back away or make myself look bigger. If it charges, I bear-spray it. If it doesn’t leave, my brother shoots it. Why can’t problems be that easy here??? I can’t just shoot my quadratics homework.

problems here don’t threaten my life. But they feel so important and there’s so many of them and I’m just not meant for this.

I don’t know why that gave me a panic attack. Maybe all my real-world problems came back to me too fast once I left the Rockies. I was only there for four days but I just feel like I belong there more than here.

I’ll probably get over it. It just sucks

[ask-pannacotta-fugo]

Hello

Inbox is open unless stated otherwise!

Hello, this is an ask/doodle blog for Pannacotta Fugo! (I’m the mod- you can call me Quiz- I’ve never done something like this before so please be patient with me haha (@quizcastle is me!)).

I don’t have any rules in mind, other than no nsfw as I am a minor. Otherwise have fun, and Fugo will try to answer your asks in a timely manner. (Ships are fine as well! Idk what I’m doing but I’ll play along in some way).

[1111iza]

precalc final tomorrow 😭😭

[choccorin]

night night everynyan !!! ^_^ exams are tomorrow :3

[er-cryptid]

Matrix Multiplication - Ex. 2

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[shalom-iamcominghome]

Little celebratory thing: it feels like I'm getting a bit better at alef bet! Even though the vowel markings can feel redundant, they're still something I've been able to remember and recognize individually!

[sachsoup]

bocchi doodles during precalculus class :)

[amalgamgooze]

"easier" math has become more difficult than "difficult" math

Had to take a math placement exam for college today.

It was all high school stuff--things I'd already done.

Now tell me,

why was it harder to do that stuff than the abstract algebra stuff I'm studying?

…

I'm serious.

Maybe it's a familiarity thing.

Like, nobody should ever have to memorize all the trig identities.

sin2x + cos2x = 1, that's an acceptable one to memorize.

Super short, simple, and widely applicable.

But the bullshit like sin(2x) = sin(x)cos(x)?

Or sin(x/2) = sqrt((1 - cos(x)) / 2 ) ?

What? The? Fuck?

Is this actually stuff I studied two years ago?

This is formula sheet bullshit.

Not stuff you test for to gauge math proficiency.

And not without a calculator either.

For fucks sake--discrete math and modern algebra without a calculator is easier than precalculus without a calculator!

…

I can see why some people hate math.

That shit's just not fair.

Even if you're using math professionally, you're not going to have that bullshit restriction of "you need to know everything off the top of your head".

…

If you couldn't tell, I'm not a fan of all of math.

There's some areas that I don't feel are as important to understand as the rest.

Like conic sections.

Or eccentricity.

…don't get me wrong. Geometry is pretty cool sometimes.

But when my job is to literally solve the equation for a specific point on an ellipse, I'm just left thinking, "why bother?".

…

Calculus was cooler than that shit.

Vector calculus was cooler than that shit.

Precalculus was hell.

I offer my condolences to you poor souls who've yet to take Precalc.

There's cooler math beyond precalc.

Yes, it's more incomprehensible, but it's enjoyably incomprehensible.

It's supposed to be abstract.

It--

Physics wasn't as infuriating as that test!

I-

I don't know how much more I can prove I love math than to write a whole monologue about me descending into insanity over my love for math!

But this fuckin' test!

It just- wow.

I'm sorry. I'm still kinda worked up about it.

I'm not writing about it in a very unbiased lens.

(I don't need to. I'm not claiming to preach universal truth in this post.)

…

Again.

I suppose I want to emphasize that precalculus and later "college algebra" classes are kinda infuriating and not very fun.

There's fascinating fields like calculus, linear algebra, and abstract algebra beyond that rut.

…

But again. Math's not for everyone. So I suppose you can also hate all of it. I won't judge.