Grand Avenue by Mike Thompson for February 05, 2024

I hate those kinds of remarks. I used my math skills throughout my lifetime. I really don’t like to see it belittled. We live in a knowledge based society and those skills come in handy for a good percentage of our population.

They should because we should always be trying to improve.

That said. you totally need maths.

I love the new generations. You can give them the wrong change and they are stupid to realize it. Instant tip.

What vicious cycle?

A little young to be getting a vasectomy, I think.. and, there is always the chance he will marry someone who has children.

You may never need more than arithmetic. In that case, study at least through Algebra II. You may never need more than algebra. In that case, study at least through Calculus I. The purpose of every higher branch of mathematics is to make the branch below it easy by comparison. So be sure to study at least one level higher than the one you’re actually going to need.

Okay, I’ll stop helping and let you struggle by yourself

Gotta pay taxes somehow

He may want to play Dungeons and Dragons someday. He will certainly need it then.

Grade school math is enough to read the directions and file taxes.

Amen, Kate.

I never realized how musical maths are and never realized how mathematical music was until I really got into music in middle school and watched “Donald in Mathmagicland.” Particularly the section about Pythagoras. Pyth was not just into triangles, he was into lyres and lutes