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My objection is that there is no substantive word in the title signifying the content of the question. Will the next question be "How about this?" or "Is this a good idea?"
The title given could be about literally anything.
@BenI. or @thesecretmaster. Maybe it would be good to invite @Jenny here and enable her participation. See her question, which I edited. cseducators.stackexchange.com/q/4249/1293
@BenI. Nice update to the title of the first program question.
@Jenny I'm setting up your access so that you can come and chat about your question. Both to get help with your problem, and to get help setting up the question for the site itself. Give me a moment, and I'll send another message with a link.
So, @skullpatrol, it might make sense in a classroom to put some very bad code up as an example. The danger that students might try to emulate it would be overridden by a pedagogical reason, which is that we need to discuss a certain logical flaw.
What is your opinion about getting students to think about the numbers used in elementary algebra as being pictured as points on a number line; and then asking them to graph 0.999... and 1.000... then ask them to write down the "number" in between them? If no number can be found they must be the same.
hi @BenI. - no I actually already have a B.Sc Psychology, I enrolled on pre-M.Sc in Human Media Interaction in Europe. This is the stuff that is needed for the 1st module.
@Jenny I think the way the question is now stated you are likely to get answers more about online resources than other things. I think wikipedia is good for technical answers in maths but lacks the exercises that will probably give you insight. Some text books have a lot of exercises with answers in the back so you can check yourself but I don't have current resources to help.
Depending on your university (I'm assuming UK) you might be able to find a student resource office that can provide tutorial help - usually an advanced undergraduate possibly paid by the U.
It wasn't a UK university, and I've already tried that route - it's not available. Wikipedia is good to a point, I'm getting better a Google but what I need is someone willing to work through the exercises with me and provide more example at the appropriate level.
@Buffy, I'm not doing a Psych course, that part may come later in to the course, at the moment we're focusing on set theory / counting and proofs
@Jenny I meant your older degree. I was thinking of you offering services on, say, research projects in exchange for tutorial help (and maybe making a bit of money).
I'm guessing you have skills (mad skilz) that apply in your new pursuits.
@Buffy - if anyone was interested in my SPSS or research writing skills, I'd be willing to trade but they are in no way comparable to the level I require in Discrete Maths.
@Buffy - no I went to live there, I had to return home when I graded out by doing terribly in an exam, the university is willing to have me back IF I can work on my maths / programming skills
@buffy - you wouldn't believe how many tutors I'm speaking too via other methods, who say this stuff is not in their remit, they tutor A'level or pure mathematics, they don't want to have to re-learn stuff to tutor.
@Buffy - I'm in the UK - Lancashire area, you're welcome to stalk me haha, but I do charge a fee. I'd prefer online to be honest
@Buffy - I wish I could be fussy, my last one dumped me because he's become busy with A'level students (UK exam are looming). He wasn't the greatest at explaining and apparently proofs was his limit.
Guess I'm a lousy matchmaker. I don't know anyone nearby (nor have I even visited).
@BenI. Is the mathematics site happy to take questions on book recommendations for self-learners? I'm thinking a book with lots of exercises and provided solutions. There must be such. Some undergrad texts must be like that.
Actually books or websites that let you solve problems and give feedback.
@Jenny Buffy and I are in this room basically all the time, and we usually have too much time on our hands anyway, so if you ever need help, you can always feel welcome to come by.
@Buffy - book purchased - thank you. @Ben - I wish you were here! 5-6 hours is pretty harsh going. I'll be back again to get advice. Hopefully the other feelers I've put out will come to something.
@Jenny I didn't find the answer key online. And i doubt prentice-hall still publishes it. But if you know a few crotchety old maths profs at nearby universities you might be able to borrow one.
@thesecretmaster take a look please and let me know if you think it is off topic. It could be migrated to math ed, perhaps, but read my tag wiki first.
math educators doesn't have a tag of finite-mathematics (neither did we until just now).