Teaching maths In Britain

kurtz · 04-23-08, 02:23 PM

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

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 · 04-23-08, 02:37 PM

:rotfl:That about sums it up :rotfl:

August · 04-23-08, 02:56 PM

Dammit, its MATH not mathS.

STEED · 04-23-08, 03:13 PM

Class act.

:rotfl:

baggygreen · 04-23-08, 06:05 PM

very nice kurtz

Platapus · 04-23-08, 06:16 PM

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.

bookworm_020 · 04-23-08, 08:17 PM

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 · 04-24-08, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by August

Dammit, its MATH not mathS.

Its Maths in British English

danlisa · 04-24-08, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by DAB

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Originally Posted by August

Dammit, its MATH not mathS.

Its Maths in British English

LMAO, says the man from Wales.

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.

kurtz · 04-24-08, 05:37 AM

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

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

Kapitan_Phillips · 04-24-08, 07:01 AM

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)

kurtz · 04-24-08, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by 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

Kapitan_Phillips · 04-24-08, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by kurtz

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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

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

kurtz · 04-24-08, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Kapitan_Phillips

Quote:

Originally Posted by kurtz

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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

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

..and it's hairy

XabbaRus · 04-24-08, 11:25 AM

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

04-23-08, 02:23 PM	#1
kurtz Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Leighton Buzzard,England Posts: 660 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Teaching maths In Britain Do you know what? I think this is the first thread I've started here. So be kind and no rough play 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 __________________ War without Fire is like sausages without mustard-Henry V. http://www.myvintagelife.co.uk/

04-23-08, 02:56 PM	#3
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,227 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Dammit, its MATH not mathS. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

04-23-08, 03:13 PM	#4
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Class act. :rotfl: __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

04-23-08, 06:16 PM	#6
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,398 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-23-08, 08:17 PM	#7
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	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: __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

04-23-08, 02:37 PM	#2
Weigh-Man Machinist's Mate Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: UK Posts: 121 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	:rotfl:That about sums it up :rotfl:

04-23-08, 06:05 PM	#5
baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	very nice kurtz

04-24-08, 05:37 AM	#10
kurtz Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Leighton Buzzard,England Posts: 660 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	I understood that math(s) was an abreviation of mathematic(s). So it would seem to be maths if you must abreviate. __________________ War without Fire is like sausages without mustard-Henry V. http://www.myvintagelife.co.uk/

04-24-08, 07:01 AM	#11
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	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) __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into. Last edited by Kapitan_Phillips; 04-24-08 at 07:21 AM.

04-24-08, 11:25 AM	#15
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	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 __________________