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Why I wrote an essay for my math final:

by playwrite27 @ 29/07/2007 – 16:40:42

In my 2-year college, you couldn't graduate without passing math. I took math 5 times--four times, before it was discovered I had dyscalculia and arithmaphobia! So, I took private turoring for a semester with my math professor, and then she wrangled me an exception--a waiver to not take the maths final, and instead, read an essay book on maths and also write an essay on what I learned from the book--got an "A" on my final--my first one ever in my entire 42 years of life, in math! I like algerbra, but brain damage as a child, procludes me doing all the mind processes required for abstract math logic. I also can't do "reverse" (subtraction, reciting things backwards, backing a car) well, either.

Anyway, here's my quiz results:

Your IQ Is 100

Your Logical Intelligence is Below Average

Your Verbal Intelligence is Genius

Your Mathematical Intelligence is Average

Your General Knowledge is Above Average

A Quick and Dirty IQ Test

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- davidjohn ^Pro
- 29/07/2007 @ 16:47:26
Brain damage as a child ? You must be a living miracle then ! davidj
- - playwrite27
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  - 29/07/2007 @ 18:28:13
  Ha-ha! Well, living, anyway...
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- magnox
- 29/07/2007 @ 19:41:05
Gah, these internet tests are dime-a-dozen and mean nothing !

Get hold of a proper book by Eysenck or similar if you want to do them properly ! My IQ has ranged from 100 to 160 depending on the internet test I took and the amount of beer imbibed before said test

All nonsense.

I've added something to your 100-story fund too. I'm being paid to sit on my ass in the sun, so I've donated a day's allowances. Going to a much better cause than my next beer !
- - playwrite27
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  - 29/07/2007 @ 19:54:14
  Wow! Thanks! That's wonderful news. I'll have to see if they have that book in the library.
  
  I like math, 'tho it's extremely frustrating, when you've spent pretty much a lifetime, trying your hardest, and then, some maths teacher will come along along, and say you're not.
  
  Still, I do like algebra, it's just that side of my brain that deals with logic, sort of has a mind of it's own, sometimes (pun intended)! I wrote down the author's name--in the words of the Galaxy Quest crew, "never give up, never surrender!"
  
  PS--thanks for putting me back in a good mood.
  - - magnox
    - 29/07/2007 @ 20:02:50
    They should have it in the library; Eysenck has been the standard for.. oh, decades.
    
    In my line of work, I do maths in my head every second I'm in the cockpit. Fuel, height, distance, speed calculations. It's a constant workload, so I get to practice and use it every day.
    
    Most people don't !
    
    Like all things, logic problems and puzzles become easier the more you do them. I bet if you get out an Eysenck book, score yourself, then go back to it a week later, you'll have a higher score each time ! The brain is like a muscle - if you don't use part of it, it entropies, and most people don't do algebra or mental arithmetic on a daily basis, so it's hardly surprising few people score well at it.
    
    Especially as we get older lol. Now where's my memory implant and boost....
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    - 29/07/2007 @ 20:08:56
    P.S. Galaxy Quest - hysterical ! Takes the best of all the genres and pokes fun at them mercilessly.
    
    Becoming a bit of a cult film, although it didn't do well at the box office.
    - - playwrite27
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      - 29/07/2007 @ 20:13:12
      As comedies go, it's one of my favs--right up there with Arsenic and Old Lace, Saving Grace, The New Yorkers, and Tootsie. Plus, I used to do those conventions, in the 80's, so I could relate... (or should I be publicly admitting to being an anorak in my younger days?)
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