New Posts For Thread: Proficiency in mathematicshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31550243/proficiency-in-mathematicsThere always seemed to be a kid at school who was a maths genius - and it seemed to come naturally. It was pretty much always a boy and about half the time it was a kid of Asian origin.Two questions:1. Clearly maths comes easier to some people moredunlaying and Cider Interesting that you took up maths after as break, I was 31 when I started my degree. I don't think it's a lack of intelligence that is the problem but a lack of continuity with a subject. Maths is a discipline that very much builhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31550243/proficiency-in-mathematics?post_id=557653511#557653511dunlaying and Cider Interesting that you took up maths after as break, I was 31 when I started my degree. I don't think it's a lack of intelligence that is the problem but a lack of continuity with a subject. Maths is a discipline that very much builTue, 30 Jul 2019 05:46:59 -05002+2 =5only a few of us get thishttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31550243/proficiency-in-mathematics?post_id=557651575#5576515752+2 =5only a few of us get thisMon, 29 Jul 2019 17:11:21 -0500The brain is divided into two half's.left side of brain control's right side of body and vice versa.numbers are controlled in an area called front -parietal -cortex.this piece of brain runs from the top of the head to just above the ear.small numbershttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31550243/proficiency-in-mathematics?post_id=557651509#557651509The brain is divided into two half's.left side of brain control's right side of body and vice versa.numbers are controlled in an area called front -parietal -cortex.this piece of brain runs from the top of the head to just above the ear.small numbersMon, 29 Jul 2019 16:59:54 -0500What did you study dunlaying? I did this course (among other OU courses) in my late 30's .http://www.open.ac.uk/courses/qualifications/details/m248?orig=q36&setAcc=true Quiz to check potential students can cope with the course .http://www.open.ac.uk/https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31550243/proficiency-in-mathematics?post_id=557650263#557650263What did you study dunlaying? I did this course (among other OU courses) in my late 30's .http://www.open.ac.uk/courses/qualifications/details/m248?orig=q36&setAcc=true Quiz to check potential students can cope with the course .http://www.open.ac.uk/Mon, 29 Jul 2019 14:18:02 -0500As for the crash that was easy to see coming , all you needed was a little common sense but even after I explained it to people they refused to believe that the banks were insecure .https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31550243/proficiency-in-mathematics?post_id=557649917#557649917As for the crash that was easy to see coming , all you needed was a little common sense but even after I explained it to people they refused to believe that the banks were insecure .Mon, 29 Jul 2019 13:48:39 -0500In my late 40s I decided to study maths . I had forgotten anything learnt in school on the subject . After 20 years of teaching myself I stopped , for , like Charlie above , I knew I wasn't going to get any further . No amount of hard work will get yhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31550243/proficiency-in-mathematics?post_id=557649887#557649887In my late 40s I decided to study maths . I had forgotten anything learnt in school on the subject . After 20 years of teaching myself I stopped , for , like Charlie above , I knew I wasn't going to get any further . No amount of hard work will get yMon, 29 Jul 2019 13:44:19 -0500The Boeing max crash ? all the technical software , they could compute But they couldn’t think ...disasterhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31550243/proficiency-in-mathematics?post_id=557649505#557649505The Boeing max crash ? all the technical software , they could compute But they couldn’t think ...disasterMon, 29 Jul 2019 12:55:39 -0500There is a difference between being able to think and being able to compute That’s why we had the banking crashhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31550243/proficiency-in-mathematics?post_id=557649485#557649485There is a difference between being able to think and being able to compute That’s why we had the banking crashMon, 29 Jul 2019 12:51:38 -0500Their minds are closedhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31550243/proficiency-in-mathematics?post_id=557649435#557649435Their minds are closedMon, 29 Jul 2019 12:43:01 -0500The banks and the insurance companies and investment companies in Wall Street and London started to hire guys with phds in maths , in engineering computer science running programs for risk management But what happens in real life has little connectiohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31550243/proficiency-in-mathematics?post_id=557649403#557649403The banks and the insurance companies and investment companies in Wall Street and London started to hire guys with phds in maths , in engineering computer science running programs for risk management But what happens in real life has little connectioMon, 29 Jul 2019 12:37:04 -0500