[brownieboy]

(Original post by raheem94)
I am doing A-Level further maths, i already have an A* in A-Level maths, TenOfThem is a teacher, so who are you referring to people who won't be giving correct advice and are not experts in maths?

We don't have so much spare time to give people wrong advice.

getting an a* in maths doesnt make you an expert in maths, instead it just means that you have learnt your alevel maths syllabus to a good enough extent that allows you do to well in your a level exams and get an a*


an expert in maths is someone who has got a degree in maths i.e your maths teacher.

im not saying that people on here are stupid or anything but not everyone on here may be giving the correct advice so just ask your maths teacher if you want to be 100% certain

[TenOfThem]

(Original post by brownieboy)

an expert in maths is someone who has got a degree in maths i.e your maths teacher.

What proportion of maths teachers do you think have a degree in maths

(Original post by brownieboy)

im not saying that people on here are stupid or anything but not everyone on here may be giving the correct advice so just ask your maths teacher if you want to be 100% certain

You are correct that people give poor advice sometimes, it is ironic that the only poor advice on this thread was given by you

[raheem94]

(Original post by TenOfThem)
You are correct that people give poor advice sometimes, it is ironic that the only poor advice on this thread was given by you

So true .

[raheem94]

(Original post by brownieboy)
im not saying that people on here are stupid or anything but not everyone on here may be giving the correct advice so just ask your maths teacher if you want to be 100% certain

By the way, can you give an example of wrong advice being given on the maths forum. Its extremely rare on TSR.

For me asking my maths teacher rarely works out because all of my maths teachers are reluctant to attempt the questions i give them, because most of them are difficult questions. So TSR is the more helpful resource for me, at least you get an answer as most people give it a go.

[brownieboy]

(Original post by TenOfThem)
What proportion of maths teachers do you think have a degree in maths




You are correct that people give poor advice sometimes, it is ironic that the only poor advice on this thread was given by you

to be a maths teacher you need a degree in maths you fool.

how am i giving poor advice? all im saying is that it is better to ask questions re maths problems to your teacher, than asking people on a forum page.

do you disagree?

[ArsLongaVitaBrevis]

(Original post by brownieboy)
to be a maths teacher you need a degree in maths you fool.

Incorrect.

how am i giving poor advice? all im saying is that it is better to ask questions re maths problems to your teacher, than asking people on a forum page.

Your advice was woefully poor - this forum is full of Maths 'experts', though helping with a question like this requires no expertise, just a thorough understanding of C4 trig.

[wibletg]

(Original post by brownieboy)
to be a maths teacher you need a degree in maths you fool.

how am i giving poor advice? all im saying is that it is better to ask questions re maths problems to your teacher, than asking people on a forum page.

do you disagree?

Wrong.

'Tenofthem' is a maths teacher (I'm assuming) so I think she knows what she's talking about

Plus, my own maths teacher has his degree in Economics, and my Further Maths teacher has a degree in Physics, so this kinda blows your idea out of the water.

Anyway, students may have different ways of doing things or might be able to explain things in a way that people understand so it's not really a bad idea to ask on a forum, particularly if you won't be seeing your maths teacher for another 2 weeks!

[TenOfThem]

(Original post by brownieboy)
to be a maths teacher you need a degree in maths you fool.

Oh dear ... how naive

(Original post by brownieboy)
how am i giving poor advice?

Post 11 was complete nonsense

[Raj K]

please help me someone..well this isnt differentiation..it's binomial expansion..how do i work out binomial expansion of 3 / 2-3x ? i worked it out but the answer was different : mark scheme stated it's equal to 1/2 (1 - 3/2 x) to power -1 ... dont understand

[The Polymath]

(Original post by Raj K)
please help me someone..well this isnt differentiation..it's binomial expansion..how do i work out binomial expansion of 3 / 2-3x ? i worked it out but the answer was different : mark scheme stated it's equal to 1/2 (1 - 3/2 x) to power -1 ... dont understand

First rewrite 3 / 2-3x as 3(2-3x)^-1
Next take out the two to give 3.2^-1(1-1.5x)^-1 (I used 1.5 'cos fractions fail on the internet :P

Now you should have 1.5(1-1.5x)^-1

1.5 [ a + nx + blah blah blah] should give you your answer.

[TenOfThem]

Perhaps it would have been better to start a new thread








therefore

[The Polymath]

(Original post by TenOfThem)
Perhaps it would have been better to start a new thread








therefore

How do you do that maths notation stuff?
Just trying it out below, it's probably going to be a mess though :P :



Edit: haha it worked, but I don't know how to do anything else. Is there a guide anywhere?

[Raj K]

(Original post by Junaid96)
First rewrite 3 / 2-3x as 3(2-3x)^-1
Next take out the two to give 3.2^-1(1-1.5x)^-1 (I used 1.5 'cos fractions fail on the internet :P

Now you should have 1.5(1-1.5x)^-1

1.5 [ a + nx + blah blah blah] should give you your answer.

THANKYOU ur the best!!!

[Raj K]

(Original post by TenOfThem)
Perhaps it would have been better to start a new thread








therefore

THANKYOUUUUU!!! you're the best as well!! (:

[TenOfThem]

(Original post by Junaid96)
How do you do that maths notation stuff?
Just trying it out below, it's probably going to be a mess though :P :



Edit: haha it worked, but I don't know how to do anything else. Is there a guide anywhere?

Look higher up the page for the "How to use LaTex"


Do you see how easy it was for me to make your attempt even neater

[The Polymath]

(Original post by Raj K)
THANKYOU ur the best!!!

http://weknowmemes.com/wp-content/up...top-it-you.png

[The Polymath]

(Original post by TenOfThem)
Look higher up the page for the "How to use LaTex"


Do you see how easy it was for me to make your attempt even neater

Indeed I do. Thanks

[Raj K]

(Original post by Junaid96)
http://weknowmemes.com/wp-content/up...top-it-you.png

looool ok i'll take it back

[The Polymath]

(Original post by Raj K)
looool ok i'll take it back

Nooo thumbs up instead would be good I suppose XD

[Emissionspectra]

(Original post by TenOfThem)
Perhaps it would have been better to start a new thread








therefore

How do you get the latex to go down the page nicely like that, mine always looks horrible. Secondly in an exam if a question would you recommend writing out all the steps as you did there or is it all right to skip steps?