tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post1290587805861295056..comments2023-11-01T00:38:49.400+11:00Comments on Ampersand Duck: in which our heroes unleash the awesome power of mathsAmpersand Duckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-6505993015643331342008-03-24T15:04:00.000+11:002008-03-24T15:04:00.000+11:00I tried using trigonometry to make a pattern for a...I tried using trigonometry to make a pattern for a skull-cap sewn out of six triangles with curved sides. Eventually I gave up on the trig and used the rind from a head-sized cantaloupe.Alexis, Baron von Harlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675225579658733004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-84468465832307288502008-03-22T09:39:00.000+11:002008-03-22T09:39:00.000+11:00Numerical dyslexia - I'm there with you. I triple...Numerical dyslexia - I'm there with you. I triple check stuff just to make sure the excel charts are right at work.<BR/><BR/>I heard on the radio a week or two ago that ANU is running back to basics Science for Parents courses so that people can help their kids out with homework. Maybe there's a market for remedial maths too.Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02151887649822821299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-3969819725697061652008-03-21T17:48:00.000+11:002008-03-21T17:48:00.000+11:00aaagh, surds, turds,....I got 42% myself. pft.Try ...aaagh, surds, turds,....I got 42% myself. pft.<BR/><BR/>Try explaining the golden mean as an "innumerate"..<BR/><BR/><BR/>I am very impressed with the formula.fifihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946945635726214503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-35788163986665224842008-03-20T22:54:00.000+11:002008-03-20T22:54:00.000+11:00My sister can add up long columns of numbers in he...My sister can add up long columns of numbers in her head, I, on the other hand, have to break them up in blocks of five and write it down. <BR/><BR/>The quilt tops I've just sewn all had one square short. I can't get the hang of 3 across and 4 down adding up to......I've forgotten already.JahTehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007730071564639411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-75280697271505281302008-03-20T20:50:00.000+11:002008-03-20T20:50:00.000+11:00There's still no real world use for surds, though....There's still no real world use for <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nth_root#Working_with_surds" REL="nofollow">surds</A>, though. I was certain of that in Year 10 and I'm certain of it now.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01361330734876130185noreply@blogger.com