[Wolves] OT: Maths problem

[sparkes]

Simon Burke wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 21:04:45 +0000 (GMT), Peter Oliver
> <p.d.oliver at mavit.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>>On Sat, 20 Nov 2004, Simon Burke wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Eep.. i dont think i ever learnt that at school an i even did As level
>>>Maths and A2 physics. (they had spilt the a level then, As and A2). Or
>>>we could of just touched on it, i think.
>>
>>WTF?
>>
> 
> Indeed... :)
> 
> 

it also helps if you remember the difference between degree's and 
radians and remember which your calculator uses and which your math libs 
use ;-)

I did it in maths and physics (Maths A, Physics B when that meant 
something ;-) ) at GCSE back in the late 80's.  I can well believe you 
didn't study it.  Jennie did combined science papers and got gcse's in 
Chemistry, Physics and Biology for a combined effort of about 7 hours a 
week.

My Physics and Human Biology took about 14 hours of classroom study a 
week and I only got two a couple of B's.  She doesn't really have a good 
grounding in basic science and got 3 C's.  She is only a three years 
younger than me.

Some students on A levels these days can't write a sentence.  It's a 
real shame because the weaker students don't seem to grades 
proportionatly different from stronger ones.  At the other end of the 
table.  Foundation students who don't need any quals to join are about 
as able as the weaker A level students.  It seems everyone is either in 
the top couple of grades or the bottom couple.

sparkes