How to get through really stupid homework?
- Sunday Nov 8,2009 02:34 AM
- By diddy
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I’m a junior and I’m smart, but I think high school right now is kind of a joke. I can’t focus in my classes because the subjects are ridiculous and unimportant to me and it sucks because I have no choice but to waste my time studying things like trigonometry which I know for a fact I will never use. I want to be studying economy, statistics, and sociology… things that actually matter, but I can’t switch into the classes until next semester. How do I get through the next few months and still get good grades? Any tricks for getting through stupid homework?
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Trig applies to economics and stats. If you don’t know trig you’re going to have a harder time when it comes to doing this stuff. Trig is used in Calculus which is used in higher economic and statistics. Trust me, trig is a basis for a lot of that.
I know it’s boring but if you just find a way to apply it to the stuff you’re interested in it won’t be so bad. Ask your trig instructor to find trig applications that apply to the stuff you are interested in. It’s his job to not only teach but find a way to motivate you also.
statistics and sociology are less use than trigonometry, try math, chemistry and languages chinese japanese and arabic will all be in huge demand in the future
The things you learn from classes like trig are not always the material, but you learn how to manage the material, work through problems, and work towards a goal. These are things you definitely need to be successful in life and in most jobs. Secondly, trig is used in many other forms that straight math- it is used in chemistry, physics, etc. It can even explain music.
Additionally, what interests may come to you later in life? You don’t want to limit your capabilities when you don’t yet know the full direction you will take in academia and otherwise. For example, I do need to know trig and I’m a science psychology major, and I never thought I would use it again.
hope that helps
Picking up where lulum left offf, Trig is used in jobs as diverse as aircraft mechanic, electrician, statistician, sociologist, economist, and engineer.
If you want to be a social worker, I don’ know. If you want a degree in anything that requires math higher than algebra, trig is needed. Why? Because is the simplest math that is usable in a professional occupation. When you need to really look at data the way an economist or socialist would, you have to understand derivitives and integrals, both from calculus. To understand calculus, you gotta understand Trig - everything you do will be based on a curve (non-linear) of some type. You have to find the slopes and various points on that curve to understand what is going on.
I, too, hated certain HS classes, but in the 40 years since graduating, I can’t say that any of those classes was a waste, not even band!
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