Conversations With Einstein

Finding my way through a slope intercept

A Brewster Smythe

A Brewster Smythe
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Birthday
April 04
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Conversations
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Once In A While
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A Brewster Smythe is a grandmother, activist, and math - challenged female who is determined to find the key to understanding math through the words and concepts of Albert Einstein.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010 1:08PM

Let's Make a Mistake On Purpose!

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Since I hate and have no inclinations towards college math, I decided to spice it up with Einstein quotes to give me a little motivation to keep at it.  I found that Einstein has some pretty wild thoughts.  What I love to do more than anything is find out if anyone is paying attention, and of course, they are not!

 

 "Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal" was the heading or beheading of my last post.  I knew I could only use so many characters and so decided to use a quote that went beyond the specified amount.  

Why did I do this?  Well, for one thing, I was procrastinating.  I didn't want to work on graphs and linear equations and so I was trying to find any way I could to avoid the work.  Secondly, I wanted to see if anyone had the cajones to spit in my eye like they did about Einstein's God quote.   The God quote has been used many times and always attributed to Einstein, but of course the Internet is filled with those who, instead of looking for innovation, and adventure, find it more satisfying to argue about Einstein's beliefs in a personal god.  

 

Anyway, I was overjoyed to be able to put off working on linear equations for yet another day.  I have worked on them today, and found them to be easy when done algebraically, but not on graphs.

 Even though, the T-83 Graphing Calculator is supposed to be a gift to those who can't do math, you have to know how to use it,  before it is much help.

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