Mathematics - 31 July 2006

I have no official maths qualifications, in fact i failed my O grade arithmetic. However, I am now going into 2nd yr Uni, having passed their introductory maths course which included differentiation, logarithms and such. I had a great lecturer, but now when i look over the notes i cant make out the train of thought he walked us thru, nor can i make out my own process of understanding - in other words its gone.
Maths is not intuitive to me - how do I begin to understand numbers and get a "feel" for it?
Any suggestions, except for a brain transplant, cos ive considered it already ! would be gratefully received.

2006-07-31 09:43:13 · 9 answers · asked by Allasse 5

I have no official maths qualifications, in fact i failed my O grade arithmetic. However, I am now going into 2nd yr Uni, having passed their introductory maths course which included differentiation, logarithms and such. I had a great lecturer, but now when i look over the notes i cant make out the train of thought he walked us thru, nor can i make out my own process of understanding - in other words its gone.
Maths is not intuitive to me - how do I begin to understand numbers and get a "feel" for it?
Any suggestions, except for a brain transplant, cos ive considered it already ! would be gratefully received.

2006-07-31 09:42:30 · 12 answers · asked by Allasse 5

I am aware that when we use a numerical measuring system we encounter "negative numbers" as in the temperature system and that in celcius, zero is designated the freezing point of water, and in the kelvin, absolute zero is total absence of thermal energy so even atoms do not vibrate.
In maths, even numbers like 10E-34 are above zero as you cant have a negative amount of something tangeable.
So what exactly is zero - how does it fit in maths? Is it a symbol or is it a something even tho its a nothing?

2006-07-31 09:35:47 · 31 answers · asked by Allasse 5

These measurements are the sides of my lot. I need to know the total area?

2006-07-31 08:35:34 · 6 answers · asked by Michael R 1

2006-07-31 08:13:44 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

write a number that has ten digits
the first digit must tell u how many 0's there are in the number
the second digit must tell u how many 1's there are in the number
and so on, until the tenth tells u how many 9's there are in the number

2006-07-31 07:58:20 · 10 answers · asked by locomexican89 3

this is a limit problem. The problem is:
lim sec(x)-tan(x) / pi/2 - (x)
x-->pi/2

Please give answer with explaination.

2006-07-31 07:50:20 · 4 answers · asked by star123 2

How much work is needed to push a 100. -kg packing crate a distance of 10.0 m up a frictionless inclined plane that makes an angle of 30. degrees with the horizontal?

a. 4900 J
b. 2450 J
c. 1170 J
d. 2210 J

2006-07-31 07:38:42 · 5 answers · asked by todd b 1

2y/y+4 -2y/y-4 = y^2+16/y^2-16

2y(y-4) – 2y(y+4) = y^2+16/(y+4)(y-4)

2y^2-8y-2y^2-8y = y^2+16

-16y = y^2+16

0 = y^2+16 + 16

2006-07-31 07:33:58 · 27 answers · asked by sabrina s 2

.There is a five-digit no. following conditions were given about the same number.
-> There are two prime nos in that number.
-> No duplicates are there.
-> Digit 3 is the highest.
-> Digit 2 is the lowest.
-> Digit 5 is between digit 2 and digit 1 and is half of digit 4.
-> Digit 1 is one less than digit 3 and is greater than sum of digit 4 and digit 5.
Find the number.(Don't take 1 as prime no.) It was given there in the paper.

2006-07-31 07:22:20 · 6 answers · asked by navin s 1

. There is a five digit number. It has two prime digits (1 is not a prime number). Third digit is the highest. Second digit is the lowest. First digit is one less than the third digit. The fifth digit is half of the fourth. The sum of 4th and 5th is less than the first. Find the number.

2006-07-31 07:17:19 · 10 answers · asked by navin s 1

2006-07-31 07:14:13 · 5 answers · asked by Brandon ツ 3

.There are two towers A and B. Their heights are 200ft and 150ft respectively and the foot of the towers are 250ft apart. Two birds on top of each tower fly down with the same speed and meet at the same instant on the ground to pick a grain. What is the distance
between the foot of tower A and the grain?

2006-07-31 07:13:45 · 12 answers · asked by navin s 1

2006-07-31 07:13:04 · 3 answers · asked by sandhu 2

A Grundo, a Gnorbu, a Gelert, and a Grarrl need to walk from Sakhmet to Qasala during a really bad heat wave. The heat is so bad, it's not possible to cross the open desert without some sort of shade. Fortunately, they have one umbrella. Unfortunately, however, only a maximum of two pets at a time can fit under the umbrella. The Grundo can cross the desert alone in 20 minutes. The Gnorbu can make the crossing alone in 16 minutes. The Grarrl can make the crossing alone in 8 minutes. And the Gelert can make the crossing in 4 minutes. Note that when two pets are making the crossing, they must do so at the pace of the slower pet!

What is the minimum number of minutes that it will take for all of the pets to safely be together in Qasala?

2006-07-31 06:56:21 · 11 answers · asked by sweetpeaches_6915 2

this is a limit problem. The problem is:
lim (pi/2 - x)tanx
x-->pi/2
i found this problem on a book and it starts like this:
first step,x=pi/2+h and then x-->pi/2 and h--->0
But i don't understand why "x=pi/2+h" is written?how "h" comes?
please tell me reasons.

2006-07-31 06:36:37 · 5 answers · asked by star123 2

2006-07-31 06:08:09 · 6 answers · asked by rollinbenzo 1

Moving there within a year.

2006-07-31 06:05:49 · 2 answers · asked by offthascope 1

I am looking forprints for a small insert vise and a small Insert sine vise.

2006-07-31 05:31:22 · 1 answers · asked by ? 3

2006-07-31 04:57:49 · 86 answers · asked by Jacibee 2

-4 - sqrt(-32)/4

2006-07-31 04:46:14 · 6 answers · asked by Brandon ツ 3

Note: this is in opposite sqaure root form, which means that (x+2)3 is not saying times three, but rather it means cubed because the answer will include a square root.

2006-07-31 04:43:14 · 8 answers · asked by Brandon ツ 3

2006-07-31 04:41:45 · 5 answers · asked by dragongml 3

2006-07-31 04:40:48 · 6 answers · asked by ashka e 1

thats is how its written in the paper i need help plz

2006-07-31 04:34:49 · 8 answers · asked by ashka e 1

2006-07-31 04:24:59 · 7 answers · asked by ashka e 1

2006-07-31 02:23:14 · 3 answers · asked by pulkit m 1

I invest $100 and the ROI is 6.5% per day...
After 24 days the investment expires. How much will I make after a 24 day period?

ROI = Return on investment.

2006-07-31 02:13:37 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't only mean the squares you could see plainly. There are 64 squares. What I need is them total # of squares in all. If you put 4 small squares together, it will make one big square, and so on and so forth. Pls. help.

2006-07-31 01:51:42 · 16 answers · asked by ertcelestial 2

factor completely

2006-07-31 01:44:47 · 4 answers · asked by someone 2