I came to college determined to be a physics major, completely flunked out of Modern Physics and was depressed for like a year, and then said "screw it" and changed majors to computer science because I liked writing code and modding video games and figured it would be a fun major, and now here we are. Everybody kinda finds their path, you will too and you've still got plenty of time :)
I still want to go into music. I'm just really burnt out right now and music's been kind of just at a stand-still, especially because I'm not playing in class
I don't know if this will help, North, but even at my age, I sometimes still feel like that kid who wonders when all the adults are going to come fix everything. Nobody has it all figured out...everybody makes most everything up as they go along. Sciborg is right...even if you don't need "help", just talking to somebody who will listen and help organize your thoughts can be very valuable.
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@bobble Yes, the plot is that you're all tired of Deus's tyrannical reign over puzzle-solving and you're trying to solve enough puzzle minigames to defeat him
@PrinceNorthLæraðr here there's a draft. People with various physical or mental handicaps are exempt. But they can enlist anyway in most cases, though in non-combat roles.
Facebook's version is idiotic. It asks whether you understood the translation, not whether it's correct. What if I understood it but I know it's wrong? Like, if someone wrote (in Hebrew) "Lost Dog: Please call 1234567" and FB translated it into English as "Lost Cat: Please Call 1234567"? Yeah, I can understand that.
Some time ago there were some acquaintances that shared a puzzle with me. Essentially the same as the one here Crack the lock code with different graphics. After coming to the conclusion that there are two answers to the puzzle, as stated in the answer I eventually posted, some discussion ensued....
ah yes, because it's PEMDAS, not PEDMAS. Dunno, apparently sometimes it's taught this way, which may be the source of the confusion for these kinds of problems. Of course the only right answer is 16, because what mnemonics you learned in school doesn't matter :)
It seems like a weird and confusing way of remembering it, tbh. It makes it seem like multiplication and division don't have the same importance... In Austria we just learned order of operations in the "old-fashioned" way, I guess :)
I actually remember something from a while back now, I once had to correct a teacher on an almost identical math question on a test. I felt so weird having to explain OOO to a TEACHER
Our educational system in Austria is completely ****** (for multiple reasons) , don't know about how it is in other countries
@Voldemort'sWrath BODMAS = Brackets, Orders, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction. PEMDAS = Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction. I'm glad you seem to live in a country where you didn't learn it this way :P If anything, it should be PE[MD][AS] and BO[DM][AS]
@matt 1. Concatenation as multiplication precedes regular mult. and division in the order of operations. Thus for example "1/3x" is the inverse of 3x, not x/3.
@msh210 I don't think so. If it's not written as a fraction or clearly as a bracket, it's (1/3)*x. WolframAlpha and google calculator would agree. I can't pull up a source, but I've never heard of that rule.
Asking again: can someone else please deal with the latest meta rant? I do not have the time nor the energy to answer something that complains about the "assumption" that "two numbers means exactly two numbers" and openly says "I am petty!!! Tell me I am right!!!"
@msh210 (granted, this will lead to very ugly cases where "3x/2y" is not "(3x)/(2y)", but "3*x/2*y". Maybe one might simply say the expression is ambiguous and leave it at that, but to my knowledge the ommitted mult sign is just that - ommited. Strictly speaking there's no difference, even though intuition might say otherwise)
To hell with the division sign, just use fractions :)
@bobble (and interested others) Chain Puzzle format now suggested on the original post. Comments and suggestions welcome. I will set the first chain going once we have a general feel that the 'rules' are sufficiently specified as to be understood by more than just me!
@bobble Maybe we should set up a separate chat specifically for it? Otherwise it could end up dominating this thread at times, and doubtless we'll end up with too much below the post itself. I'll set that up now.
@GarethMcCaughan Yes, agreed. That's most likely what's meant and what is intuitive. My point is that strictly you would have to interpret it as (1/3)x, because of the lack of clarity - Since humans (and computers) appear to disagree on that, maybe there's just no consensus and with this ambiguity both answers are correct?
@JeremyDover Oh, and on this topic - yup. 33 at the latest count, although I often have to stop and work out how many years have passed since my birth year to be absolutely sure...
Please help! This is an IXL activity I need help with because I want to improve my Math skills.
Which words describe this shape? Choose all that apply.
Maybe WolframAlpha also just has a cute little quirk where '/' and '÷' are automatically converted to fractions as long as theres only one term on each side. Google gives different results for "1/3x" and "1÷3x", while WolframAlpha does not....... I'm starting to question my whole existence now.
I'll just stick to the programming way of writing down calculations, this way I don't have to think about these tricks that mathematicians have invented as much :P
well, the two ending "l"s could be interpreted as lowercase "l"s, uppercase "I"s, number "1"s, an OR symbol, the mathematical symbol for parallel lines... need I go on?
I was given this key, along with an attached seating assignment, at a wedding reception. While many guests assumed it was merely a decorative key, a few clever guests quickly realized the truth. The bride and groom had insured that guests would have a key to an important treasure, one needed fo...
Please help! This is an IXL activity I need help with because I want to improve my Math skills.
Which words describe this shape? Choose all that apply.
