#7 - Textbooks
I hate textbooks! Why!
1. They are BIG!
2. They are BULKY!
3. They are HEAVY!
4. Some are not made to the best quality!
5. The REAL reason why I hate them ... They provide enough problem sets, but NOT enough examples. (At least our textbooks and ALL of my college textbooks.)
#6 - Trigonometry
Okay now it is my first concept I dislike! I understand the concept, I understand the process, and I am blessed with identity charts. What do I hate about "Trig". Let's consider the following ...
Let's suppose Q equals pi/2.
Well using my table it tells me the answers is 1! Easy enough, BUT pretend I am a naive high school student to lazy to look up my chart that I carelessly "forgot" to write down....
......and I use my calculator. I type in sin(pi/2) just like the teacher told me to and press enter.
The answer! Sin(pi/2)=0.027.... Next, problem! Sadly, there is a problem! Do you see that little DEG in the corner? No! Nor did the student! Why do I hate trig? You have to remember to do one of the smallest calculator Switch-a-Roos know to humankind! Change it to radian mode!
Once you change the calculator's mode ....
You get the correct answer! Do you see why I hate Trig?
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