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Dave Ingram
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this is too good not to pass along:


 
Posted : March 16, 2015 6:13 pm
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I like the counselor's name.


 
Posted : March 16, 2015 6:25 pm
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I like the counselor being a division sign and the family picture on the desk being an equal sign.

There's a tee shirt I've seen that shows 'i' saying "Be rational" and 'pi' saying "Get real."


 
Posted : March 16, 2015 6:33 pm
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That is one for serious math people.

My thought on i is that is just one more of the little lies that we are told as students coming up. First we are told that 2 is the square root of 4. We dance merrily along believing that is the only answer then BAM we are taught that -2 is also the square root of 4. We continue to dance along believing similar things such as 2 and -2 are the fourth roots of 16 then BAM we are taught there are really four fourth roots of any number, including 16, but first you must accept the concept of i being the square root of -1. Then we discover fractional roots and go stark raving insane.


 
Posted : March 16, 2015 9:15 pm
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I was stark raving mad BEFORE I started taking advanced mathematics in college. I think that's why my only choice of career was to be a Land Surveyor. You have to be crazy to do this.


 
Posted : March 17, 2015 5:10 pm