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#26 2012-03-17 21:54:53

Bob
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Re: Geometric Progression?

hi

As you're training to be a maths teacher you could also list the 'spin offs' to show how many ways this could be used with pupils.  Shows you've thought about it lots.

Got to sign out for a while.  Back in 30 mins.

Bob


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#27 2012-03-17 22:03:54

amberzak
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Re: Geometric Progression?

Bob, you are a genius. big_smile

To both bob's, I really really appreciate your help with this. Geometry is a subject that I normally excel at, and as a result I feel the pressure when I just don't see any pattens or anything.


Don't think outside the box. Think there is no box

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#28 2012-03-17 22:10:35

bobbym
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Re: Geometric Progression?

Hi amberzak;

You were on the right idea with the table idea. You can play spot the pattern with a table of data. The drawings ( sketchpad )are only for getting accurate data. This is the heart of experimental mathematics. Guess, refine, refine, refine, prove.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#29 2012-03-17 22:24:38

amberzak
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Re: Geometric Progression?

Thanks bobby. big_smile


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#30 2012-03-17 23:19:17

bobbym
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Re: Geometric Progression?

Your welcome! Let me know how you do with your instructor.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#31 2012-03-19 04:19:33

amberzak
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Re: Geometric Progression?

My tutor said I'd actually gone further with the investigation than he'd expected, so even though I didn't quite get the progressions part, it was still good enough to keep my grades in the higher section, so yay.


Don't think outside the box. Think there is no box

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#32 2012-03-19 04:32:12

Bob
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Re: Geometric Progression?

hi amberzak.

Thanks for letting us know.

Good new stories we like.

Bob


Children are not defined by school ...........The Fonz
You cannot teach a man anything;  you can only help him find it within himself..........Galileo Galilei
Sometimes I deliberately make mistakes, just to test you!  …………….Bob smile

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#33 2012-03-19 08:26:37

bobbym
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Re: Geometric Progression?

Hi amberzak;

Very good! It was the great Confucius who remarked that he loved teachers who spoke little and graded high.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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