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.. I can remember every word to hundreds of songs, but have no recollection of how to do algebra?

Because you're an art fart.

You're obviously an idiot savant. Emphasis on the word idiot. ;)

It's not your fault, maybe if algebra wanted to be remembered it would have had a catchy tune.

if you spent as much time doing algebra as you do listening to those songs you would have no problem with it.

they are 2 different kinds of learning with 2 different levels of enthusiasm.

.. I can remember every word to hundreds of songs, but have no recollection of how to do algebra?

Because you enjoy music, but you don't enjoy mathematics? People tend to remember what they like, or what's very traumatic, but they don't tend to remember what irritates them or makes them feel bad.

Algebra hasn't had Bob Rock as a producer.

Because you like the songs and the music. I don't think that applies to algebra.:tongue:

Because you like the songs and the music. I don't think that applies to algebra.:tongue:

Some people like algebra.

I'm not sure who they are, but I'm sure they exist.

It's not your fault, maybe if algebra wanted to be remembered it would have had a catchy tune.
I remember when I was a kid, there was a TV show counting from 1 to 20 in a catchy tune.

Some people like algebra.

I'm not sure who they are, but I'm sure they exist.

Oh, I bet. Ruffy doesn't seem to be one of those.

In all honesty, after so many years of not taking math, I'm sure I do not know how to do algebra anymore either.:tongue:

Oh, I bet. Ruffy doesn't seem to be one of those.

In all honesty, after so many years of not taking math, I'm sure I do not know how to do algebra anymore either.:tongue:

I'm taking Algebra right now and I'm not so sure if I can do it! :p

But yeah, for me songs = fun. Algebra = not fun.

Oh, I bet. Ruffy doesn't seem to be one of those.

In all honesty, after so many years of not taking math, I'm sure I do not know how to do algebra anymore either.:tongue:

I do. Essentially, as long as you make sure one side of the equation always equals the other, and all operations are equal, your algebra will be successful.

I'm taking Algenra right now and I'm not so sure if I can do it! :p

But yeah, for me songs = fun. Algebra = not fun.

Exactamundo!:D

Because you're a whore of the entertainment industry.

.. I can remember every word to hundreds of songs, but have no recollection of how to do algebra?

drugs and alcohol?

drugs and alcohol?

Oooh, where?!



.. oh. :(

I remember when I was a kid, there was a TV show counting from 1 to 20 in a catchy tune.
Are you sure it wasn't 12? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZshZp-cxKg) Teaching us that counting on acid is awesome?

The only way anyone in my age group can recite the preamble to the constitution is to sing it.

How often must you solve for x?

http://mypenmypaper.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/find-x-lol.jpg

Problem solved.

Next!

We learned the quadratic formula to a nursery rhyme, which I still sing to myself whenever that formula's necessary. I can't remember the name of the song, though, or the original lyrics.

How often must you solve for x?

I had to figure out what my hourly rate was out of a flat rate in order to calculate overtime recently and it turned out I had to find for x.

(It wasn't simply a case of dividing my rate by the number of hours, the flat rate included 'overtime' hours ($250/10 hours), it wound up being 8x + 2(1.5X)=250. Once I found out I was finding for x I was pissed because it meant I probably should go find my high school algebra teacher and apologize...I didn't, but I should have.)

.. I can remember every word to hundreds of songs, but have no recollection of how to do algebra?

Because you're immature. Not that algebra is all that useful anyways.

Wait...

You don't know how to do algebra?
http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/b/b5/Exploding-head.gif

http://mypenmypaper.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/find-x-lol.jpg

Problem solved.

Next!

Pythagorases Theorem is about all I can remember from maths. I'm into my trivia, and that fits in, I think it was one of the only things I answered properly in my exams.

X(2) = A(2) + B(2)

So, 4(2) plus 3(2) = 25, and square root 25 = 5. The hypotenuse (ie, x) is 5. WIN!

Because no one ever uses algebra in the real world.

-_-

Some people like algebra.

I'm not sure who they are, but I'm sure they exist.

I like math, in nearly all it's forms, including algebra. So I suppose you would have been referring to me.

If we say x is the capacity of Ruffy's brain and a is the amount taken up by songs the the value of b (that left for algebra) is

b = x - (a + c)

where c is things like knowing how to make a drink etc.

We learned the quadratic formula to a nursery rhyme, which I still sing to myself whenever that formula's necessary. I can't remember the name of the song, though, or the original lyrics.

Probably "Pop Goes the Weasel."

I learned my prepositions to that tune, too, in several verses. It started "About, above, across, after, against, among, aro-und, at, before, beside, between, *BY* ("POP"), down, during...." :tongue:

Because no one ever uses algebra in the real world.

-_-

Not even Heyting algebra? :(

.. I can remember every word to hundreds of songs, but have no recollection of how to do algebra?

Perhaps because you enjoy music more than maths, you use it more than maths, and so endless listening to a song reinforces their lyrics into your brain. Yep thats the reason.:D

.. I can remember every word to hundreds of songs, but have no recollection of how to do algebra?

Because you don't use algebra very much, very likely.

Anyway, try singing "x^2-x+1=0".

.. I can remember every word to hundreds of songs, but have no recollection of how to do algebra?
Aye much the same. It's because music is awesome and maths is tedious.