Is it just me or is Geometry and Trigonometry a total waste of time?
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It's a waste of time!            \n                                   \nI agree with the person above me.↑
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Most likely, but the question remains: Why would I??!!  What are YOU gonna learn if someone else does your work for you?  Nothing.  I remember in my early college days, in my math class, how my "co-students" or whatever you call your "classmates", would marvel at how I never did my homework till class that day, and when we were asked to go to the board and do one of our homework problems, I just went up there with my book instead of any homework papers, read the problem from the book, and solved it in a matter of seconds.  And I got straight "A's" in that class.  Was I "extra-smart"?  Hell no!!  Did I "love math"?  You've got to be kidding!!  Did I have ONE, STERN FATHER at home who made sure I learned my math.  COUNT  ON  IT !!  I've thanked him thousands of times for the enormous amount of time and energy he took to make me learn simple arithmetic back in the summer after my 6th grade, and math was so much easier ever since.  And now he's dead.  He died last year after a long and good life.  And for years now I've told people who was responsible for my very quick ability to do math in my head, "on demand", or "at the spur of the moment".  I love that "old man" that I so often hated when I was a kid.  So, do your own homework.  Put your head to the grindstone as the old phrase says.  Buckle down, is another favorite phrase I often heard.  You know how to do it.  You're just being too damn lazy to do it yourself.  Get on with it!!  You'll love yourself all the more later on because you didn't skip out on the task.  And maybe you'll invent some new computer years later, or discover a new star or constellation through one of those magnificent telescopes where math is still required because you can't actually see the star, only the unusual movement of those around it, and only math will give you the answer.  Or maybe you'll just marvel other shoppers and the cashier or your kids some time from now when you don't need one of those damn computer-cashregisters to figure out how much change you get back, or can balance your check book without an extra piece of paper to do your arithmetic on.  Go to it !!  God Bless you!!
94089
Open a trigonometry book!
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i do. i have geometry honors now and i hate it soooo much there are toooo many theorems to remember i wish i could go back and do algebra again.
60565
If I told you, you would get the answer correct, but would not have learned your trig assignment.\n\nHint:  Those tables in the back of the book are there for a reason!
105824
Trigonometry.  The good old days when I still loved math... ahhh!
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Not really, you should really talk to your math teachers about it. It leaves no room to get a real answer for in class questions and showing the step by step process for problems.
317981
I know exactly what you mean by raising up this question, I have asked myself 10,000 times...but I have found out that without Geometry, this world would not be what it is by now... put it as simple as this, not even your keyboard of your computer would exist... everything in terms of architecture and design (every single fashion) is based on GEOMETRY... Is tough I now...but it is necessary!!!...
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It doesn't really go beyond your typical Intermediate Algebra course in college. There is quite a bit of general geometry/trig on there as well, so don't forget to brush up on your triangles! There is a practice test on the GRE website that you can take for free. I'd really recommend doing this. It gives you a good idea of what to expect and your approximate score.
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Approach your teacher and ask him or her whether your rule is geometrically valid. This is a very elementary costruction but you may have come up with something which exploits some neglected area of geometry. Once you interact, you will come to know whether it really is a brainwave or whether it already exists or is plain obvious.
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First off......do you know how to do basic trigonometry and use Snell's Law?  If you do, then I'll walk you through it.  Write me at fortitudinousskeptic@yahoo.com\nIf you don't know trig and Snell's law I'm not going to try to explain it.  I'm not that motivated.
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This is a hard question to answer as everyone will have a different experience.  I found that my ability to excel in Calculus was completely dependent on my instructor.  \nI did well in Algebra and advanced Algebra, but not as hot in Geometry and I think Calculus tends to favor those who are more algebra and trig based.  The first time I took Calculus I had to drop it halfway through the term because I was failing, never failed any class before and wasn't about to start, I took it again the next term and had a very passionate and competent instructor.  I found calculus to be FUN! the second time around and recieved an A in the class.  Go figure.  I would give it a 7 on your 1-10 scale.  Calculus builds on itself, so as long as you stay with it, get extra help when you need it, don't get behind, you will be fine.  However, if you miss something, nothing else will make sense after that until you get caught up.  On extra thing was that I never had trig which made Calculus a bit harder as it is based on trig.  If you did well in trig you won't have problems with Calculus as you will take what you learned in Trig and use it to do things like find the area under a curve and such.  Calculus is a very practical and useful math subject.  I can remember in Algebra saying, "when will I ever use this".  Of course I did use algebra, and I also use Calculus in my everyday work as an archaeologist with Geographical Information Systems and mapping out suvery plans.\n\nBest of luck with Cal, take it one day at a time, don't get overwhelmed, and most of all, don't be afraid to be the one in the class to say, "I don't quite undestand this, can we go over it again?"
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Triangles are important because geometry is based on them.  Sin, Cos, Tan are all based on triangles.  We could not measure distance of stars without triangles, or have hardely any of our most basic technological advances.  With no triangles we couldnt have angles.. A triangle is essential element of a square, no triangles, no squares.
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No.\n\nActually I'm wasting my time anyway, so your question makes this waste of time more funny :)
245219
i,m a roofer i use basic geometry to figure areas of roof in order to buy material. a little simple addition and i can figuer out a price for the customer... then a little subtraction to get the job never hurts.... on occation i need a bit of basic algebra to make corections in sales tax.\n at home simple math is needed to balance check books and figure the hosehold buget. out in the yard its back to geometry to calculate home much seed and fertilizer to buy.\n on the computor things get a little "hairy"  when it comes to responding to question on "yahoo answers" category ; math.. but i try...
227753
You are not alone..I see math as a hobby:)
821929
*ugh*.... Its been 10 years since that class... and I hated that part of geometry... that is the most pointless thing in math that I have experienced to date.. why would one write a paragraph... being two columns to begin wiht, and why would u write something that is just not solvable.... or has no point in life... this is probably the reason I skated outta that class with a C-