Ready to Explore Math with Me? Hello from a Danish High School Student!

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The thread introduces a new member from Denmark who expresses enthusiasm for mathematics and seeks to enhance their knowledge and skills. Participants share their experiences with high school mathematics, particularly focusing on challenges like integration, and offer suggestions for resources and support within the forum community.

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Main Points Raised

  • The new member expresses a desire to improve their math abilities and considers studying math at university.
  • Some participants share their experiences with high school mathematics, noting the difficulties of integration compared to differentiation.
  • A participant recommends using Maple, a math software package, for assistance with calculus and integration methods.
  • Several participants humorously downplay their math skills while acknowledging their competence relative to their peers.
  • There is a suggestion to engage with the community for support and to explore existing discussions in the forum archives.
  • Some participants express interest in connecting over shared hobbies, such as chess.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the value of community support and resources for learning math, but there is no consensus on the challenges of specific mathematical concepts or the self-assessment of their abilities.

Contextual Notes

Participants express varying levels of confidence in their math skills, and there are references to specific challenges in high school math curricula that may depend on individual experiences and educational systems.

Who May Find This Useful

High school students interested in mathematics, individuals seeking community support for math-related studies, and those looking for resources to improve their math skills.

lo2
Now I am new on here and therefore I thought that I wanted to drop a message in which I said Hello to all the people on here.

I am not from the US in fact I am from Denmark a small country in Europe. I am basicly here for the math, as I like math and am pretty good at it. I am currently atteding to High School I am at my last year. I think that afterwards I will go study math at the University. However I do not know that for sure yet. I am looking forward to spend some time on here increasing my knowledge on math and improving my math abilities.
 
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Welcome I'm studying senior high school(college in the UK) type maths atm, and it's a far cry from the English, school math, it's fun most times, but integration has slipped a real wedge into the equation(if you'll pardon the pun), it's very tough to know what rule you have to use and what little trick and strategy, but I've been told it's the toughest part of A' level maths so I'm resolving to give it some real attention, as I seem to have lost some headway, damn I was cruising 'til then. Why can't integration be more like differentiation :smile:
 
Welcome to PF! Math is awesome :biggrin:
 
Welcome from one foreign n00b to another!
 
Schrödinger's Dog said:
Welcome I'm studying senior high school(college in the UK) type maths atm, and it's a far cry from the English, school math, it's fun most times, but integration has slipped a real wedge into the equation(if you'll pardon the pun), it's very tough to know what rule you have to use and what little trick and strategy, but I've been told it's the toughest part of A' level maths so I'm resolving to give it some real attention, as I seem to have lost some headway, damn I was cruising 'til then. Why can't integration be more like differentiation :smile:

Check out Maple. It is a math software package that has some excellent calculus (among other things) tutors.

Once you have http://www.maplesoft.com/products/maple/student/index.aspx" open goto:
Tools > Calculus - Single Variable > Integration Methods

The integration methods will walk you step by step to solve "simple" integrals. It will remind you of differentiation methods in some regards. I found it really helpful when I was learning integration.
 
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lo2 said:
Now I am new on here and therefore I thought that I wanted to drop a message in which I said Hello to all the people on here.

I am not from the US in fact I am from Denmark a small country in Europe. I am basically here for the math, as I like math and am pretty good at it. I am currently atteding to High School I am at my last year. I think that afterwards I will go study math at the University. However I do not know that for sure yet. I am looking forward to spend some time on here increasing my knowledge on math and improving my math abilities.

Sup lo2? There are some friggen geniuses on this forum. Just remember to demand answers from them, and NEVER show your work. :approve:

I hope sarcasm as recognized in Denmark :smile: I've never been to that part of Europe :frown:

Oh and by the way... you might be here for the math, but just wait until you get caught up in all the general discussions. For example, saying hello to random people. I swear, PF is taking over MySpace for me :)
 
Well I do not see myself as a math genius, but well I am probably one of the best in my class.
 
FrogPad said:
Check out Maple. It is a math software package that has some excellent calculus (among other things) tutors.

Once you have http://www.maplesoft.com/products/maple/student/index.aspx" open goto:
Tools > Calculus - Single Variable > Integration Methods

The integration methods will walk you step by step to solve "simple" integrals. It will remind you of differentiation methods in some regards. I found it really helpful when I was learning integration.

Thanks I will download it this evening, I have someone at work who has a PhD in physics to help too, but as you can probably imagine it's not easy finding a time to run through homework when your meant to be working :smile:

lo2 said:
Well I do not see myself as a math genius, but well I am probably one of the best in my class.


We're all geniuses here lo2 didn't you know :wink: :biggrin:
 
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Well I do not see myself as a math genius, but well I am probably one of the best in my class.
same here even if i am underating myself.

im a maths genius and I am not in the us, what's the need. i am also good at being silly
 
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star.torturer said:
Well I do not see myself as a math genius, but well I am probably one of the best in my class.[\quote] same here even if i am underating myself.

im a maths genius and I am not in the us, what's the need. i am also good at being silly

Yeah but remember to type slash instead of backslash when quoting.
 
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Hey lo2, I saw your thread at RedHotPawn (assuming you two are the same person). We should play a game of chess sometime. I am somewhat of a beginner as well, I started studying chess 2 months ago, and have been playing for a little over a month. My name at redhotpawn is james47
 
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WElcome to the PF!:smile:
Hope to see you again...[/color][/size]
 
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mattmns said:
Hey lo2, I saw your thread at RedHotPawn (assuming you two are the same person). We should play a game of chess sometime. I am somewhat of a beginner as well, I started studying chess 2 months ago, and have been playing for a little over a month. My name at redhotpawn is james47

Some coincidence huh?

Sounds nice I would like to play some chess too.
 
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Hey lo2.

At PF, you will find a lot of people who are really intelligent and are (more than less) willing to help you in your pursuits. There are some PF'ers who you will become very familiar with. Also, there are many PF'ers who just like to graze over the forums and feast on all of the knowledge available. I would recommend searching the archives to find posts that have already been discussed that you think you could really benefit from.

Have fun here. We at PF are a nice crowd.

Paden Roder
 

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