Teaching maths In Britain

[kurtz]

Do you know what? I think this is the first thread I've started here. So be kind and no rough play:D



The Evolution of British Maths Teaching


1. Teaching Maths In 1970
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for £100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price.
What is his profit?

2. Teaching Maths In 1980
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for £100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or £80.
What is his profit?

3. Teaching Maths In 1990
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for £100. His cost of production is £80.
Did he make a profit?

4. Teaching Maths In 2000
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for £100. His cost of production is £80 and his profit is £20.
Your assignment: Underline the number 20.

5. Teaching Maths In 2008
A logger cuts down a beautiful forest because he is selfish and inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of our woodlands. He does this so he can make a profit of £20.
What do you think of this way of making a living? Top ic for class participation after answering the question: how did the birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down their homes? (There are no wrong answers. )

6. Teaching Maths 2017
لصحفيين العرب يطالب الحكومات العربية

[Weigh-Man]

:rotfl:That about sums it up :rotfl:

[August]

Dammit, its MATH not mathS.

[STEED]

Class act. :D :up: :lol: :rotfl:

[baggygreen]

very nice kurtz

[Platapus]

Kurtz not even close

"A logger sells a truckload of lumber for £100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price.
What is his profit?"

What about all the taxes he would have to pay? The cost of production may be 4/5th of the price but the taxes would be another 1/3 on top of that.

Cost of production may be 80 but the taxes and fees would be another 30 so the net profit is a loss of 10. So the logger goes out of business.


:lol:

[bookworm_020]

It didn't mention that a bunch of green hippies put metal spikes in the trees, wrecked all his equipment and burned down the lumber yard!:hmm:

[DAB]

Dammit, its MATH not mathS.

Its Maths in British English

[danlisa]

Dammit, its MATH not mathS.
Its Maths in British English
LMAO, says the man from Wales.:lol:

Seriously, in correct grammatical terms, it is MATH.

You take a math class.
I take a math class.
We take a math class.

There is no plural of math.

August is correct.
It's just another indication of correct grammar being forgotten due to incorrect repetition.

The English language is doomed. Hmm, a math based thread becoming an English lesson. That's irony.:D

[kurtz]

I understood that math(s) was an abreviation of mathematic(s).

So it would seem to be maths if you must abreviate.

[Kapitan_Phillips]

I just call it "Brain Tenderiser" ;)


Ashwan has three apples. One of the apples is green, the other two are red. The green apple has a circumference of 6cm, the other two apples both have equal circumferences of 6.25cm.

Using this information, calculate the meaning of life. Show your working. (3)

http://www.britfilms.tv/images/news/total%20recall.gif

[kurtz]

I just call it "Brain Tenderiser" ;)


Ashwan has three apples. One of the apples is green, the other two are red. The green apple has a circumference of 6cm, the other two apples both have equal circumferences of 6.25cm.

Using this information, calculate the meaning of life. Show your working. (3)




Let C=circumference, D=Diameter, PI=3 as one state had it, because that's what the bible says:p
Then:
as we know C=Pi x D therefore D=C/PI so substituting in the equation the diameter of the apples is 2cm, which makes them large gooseberries. This tells us something of the meaning of life, but I'm not telling you what:know:

[Kapitan_Phillips]

I just call it "Brain Tenderiser" ;)


Ashwan has three apples. One of the apples is green, the other two are red. The green apple has a circumference of 6cm, the other two apples both have equal circumferences of 6.25cm.

Using this information, calculate the meaning of life. Show your working. (3)



Let C=circumference, D=Diameter, PI=3 as one state had it, because that's what the bible says:p
Then:
as we know C=Pi x D therefore D=C/PI so substituting in the equation the diameter of the apples is 2cm, which makes them large gooseberries. This tells us something of the meaning of life, but I'm not telling you what:know:

Its sweet for a little bit, but its not big enough to provide lasting satisfaction? :doh:

[kurtz]

I just call it "Brain Tenderiser" ;)


Ashwan has three apples. One of the apples is green, the other two are red. The green apple has a circumference of 6cm, the other two apples both have equal circumferences of 6.25cm.

Using this information, calculate the meaning of life. Show your working. (3)



Let C=circumference, D=Diameter, PI=3 as one state had it, because that's what the bible says:p
Then:
as we know C=Pi x D therefore D=C/PI so substituting in the equation the diameter of the apples is 2cm, which makes them large gooseberries. This tells us something of the meaning of life, but I'm not telling you what:know:

Its sweet for a little bit, but its not big enough to provide lasting satisfaction? :doh:
..and it's hairy

[XabbaRus]

It's maths as in the short from of mathematics.

Mathematics is made of up different kinds of math, eg algebra, calculus etc. If each is taught singly as it is in the US 1 year for one area then indeed it is math class, but if however like the rest of the world that I know of all are taught together then it is mathematics or maths for short.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematics I know it is wikipedia but still

[August]

It's maths as in the short from of mathematics.

Mathematics is made of up different kinds of math, eg algebra, calculus etc. If each is taught singly as it is in the US 1 year for one area then indeed it is math class, but if however like the rest of the world that I know of all are taught together then it is mathematics or maths for short.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematics I know it is wikipedia but still

It must've changed since the cave man days when i was going to school. :D

[lesrae]

Nice one Kurtz :O)

It's always been maths to me too.

[DAB]

Dammit, its MATH not mathS.
Its Maths in British English
LMAO, says the man from Wales.:lol:

Seriously, in correct grammatical terms, it is MATH.

You take a math class.
I take a math class.
We take a math class.

There is no plural of math.

August is correct.
It's just another indication of correct grammar being forgotten due to incorrect repetition.

The English language is doomed. Hmm, a math based thread becoming an English lesson. That's irony.:D

:rotfl:

As a Cornish man, you are somewhat throwing rocks in a glasshouse there. Its Maths... and one of my favourate blogs (and just because its in my second langauge doesn't mean it can't be a favourate blog) explains why

http://separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com/2007/03/maths.html

[danlisa]

:rotfl:

As a Cornish man, you are somewhat throwing rocks in a glasshouse there. Its Maths... and one of my favourate blogs (and just because its in my second langauge doesn't mean it can't be a favourate blog) explains why

http://separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com/2007/03/maths.html
LOL, was hoping you wouldn't notice that.:lol:

As for that Blog, yes I saw that yesterday when checking my grounds for discussion.

The blogger states:

The castigation usually goes: "Mathematics is plural, so maths needs its -s." It's a logic based on a false (AmE) premise/(BrE often) premiss. Just because there's an -s at the end of mathematics doesn't mean it's plural.
...and.....

Why is maths the exception here? It probably has something to do with the fact that it's a much more common word, especially since it refers to a school subject. Because it's more common, it's subject to more folk-reasoning about it and more spread of that folk-reasoning.
...and.....

Myself, I do tend to say maths in BrE company, but only because it's so painful not to.
So, in summation, basically the blogger starts off saying the word MATHS is wrong but then justifies it's use because, as I said, it has been repeated incorrectly for so long that it has now become the norm.

Repetition does not make something right, however it does seem that it forces the English Dictionary to adopt it as a correct word.:damn:

[DAB]

Oh I completely agree with you, that Math makes more sense in the pure linguistic sense. But Maths has become the accepted useage in British English.

[Letum]

1. £20
2. £20
3. Yes
4. 20
5. Mr. Red Clop has a new telescope
6. *Translates* Arabic governments demand what for journalists?!?

What do I win?

Seriously tho, the standard of mathmatics in English schools is far beyond and above the 1980s
norm, althow the focus has changed.

[XabbaRus]

And if you know anything about the development of languages that is how things come about. Mistakes are made somewhere in the time past which are carried forward until the point they are the accepted and correct form.

So as the blogger has pointed out in British English mathematics has become the defact spelling and is understood for what it is regardless of what grammatical arguments there are against it. In fact I don't think there is a grammatical rule that states why it is the way it is or shouldn't be.

[LtCmdrRat]

post#1
:up::up::up::up:
P.S.
I forgot the name of the state, but according the state law: 2x2=5

[Letum]

I forgot the name of the state, but according the state law: 2x2=5

Nah, I can't belive that.

One state did try to legaly define the number of pi to a fixed number of decimals tho. :doh:

It failed after many court battles.

[kurtz]

I forgot the name of the state, but according the state law: 2x2=5
Nah, I can't belive that.

One state did try to legaly define the number of pi to a fixed number of decimals tho. :doh:

It failed after many court battles.

I think one state made it 3 as that is what the bible has it as, something like a temple was 200 cubits wide and it's circumference was 600 cubits, forgot exactly what. I'm not going to check it out as I'm going to fly my kliene Me 109 about ot take the type VII for a pleasure cruise before war starts.

[LtCmdrRat]

I forgot the name of the state, but according the state law: 2x2=5
Nah, I can't belive that.

One state did try to legaly define the number of pi to a fixed number of decimals tho. :doh:

It failed after many court battles.

But its true. I just remember that it was XiX cenuury law around 1860-70.
may be they meant complex numbers,:hmm: ah?

[MothBalls]

Dammit, its MATH not mathS.
Its Maths in British English
LMAO, says the man from Wales.:lol:

Seriously, in correct grammatical terms, it is MATH.

You take a math class.
I take a math class.
We take a math class.

There is no plural of math.

August is correct.
It's just another indication of correct grammar being forgotten due to incorrect repetition.

The English language is doomed. Hmm, a math based thread becoming an English lesson. That's irony.:D


I guess in the UK the same teachers teach English and "math".

In this context, the correct term would be mathematics.

[StdDev]

I guess in the UK the same teachers teach English and "math".

In this context, the correct term would be mathematics.

Maybe they teach "Englishes" !!!

[August]

I guess in the UK the same teachers teach English and "math".

In this context, the correct term would be mathematics.
Maybe they teach "Englishes" !!!

:rotfl:

[Stealth Hunter]

2x2=5

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g17/Sgt-Smithy/OWNED/moresense.jpg

[LtCmdrRat]

This picture shows the guy who had read some local laws in USA.
Quote from me :"
P.S.
I forgot the name of the state, but according the state law: 2x2=5"

5 or 3 ! But we have respect the law.
Some funny laws:
-A person may not cross state lines with a duck atop his head.
-It is illegal to sleep naked.
-All men driving motorcycles must wear shirts.
-Citizens may not enter Wisconsin with a chicken on their head.
-Oral sex is prohibited.
-All bathtubs must have feet.
(Minnesota)
A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.
(Arkansas)
Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.
At one time it was illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole.
It is illegal to deny the existence of God.
(Vermont)

[LtCmdrRat]

http://www.dumblaws.com

And i completly agree to this law in Nevada:
It’s still “legal” to hang someone for shooting your dog on your property.

I even want to have a law to hang anyone who will disturb my dog without mine or dog's permission on my property. :arrgh!:And permission has to be written!!!!!!!!!! and signature of my dog is mandatory.