Surds.

[Zeldy]

It is a mathematical term. Do you like Surds (http://www.mathsrevision.net/alevel/pages.php?page=40)? can you understand them?

I had a Maths exam today, and the most eviliest Surds questioned was waiting for me at the end of the paper. It was the Surface area of something, so width x height x depth, and you had to leave your answer as a√2 with a being an interger. It was bloody awful.
I had √2 x √4 x √1/2. It was the fraction that threw me.

an example of Surds:
(1 + √3) × (2 - √8)
= 2 - √8 + 2√3 - √24
= 2 - 2√2 + 2√3 - 2√6

Ever get left nasty exam questions at the end of the paper? or any nasty ones at all?

Another nasty one was doing forumulas ;_;
P = kh or something like that. One of those came up too :(

[demondude]

I hate surds way to complicated then again im not the best at maths

[Old Manus]

Does math make you happy? It should, but it looks like it doesn't.

[Faris]

I think we call 'em radicals. They're okay. Not something I was too fond of during my first unit of math this year.

[Tavrobel]

Ohh, you meant Radicals. Also known as x (number) root.

Yes, I do. They are among the easiest numbers to manipulate.

[stalpho slayer]

what the hell are surds :confused: :cry: :mad:


explain how to do them please:(

[Zeldy]

I think we call 'em radicals. They're okay. Not something I was too fond of during my first unit of math this year.

Thats the thing, I DID find Surds easy, maybe its the way exams word them, but that question totally threw me.

[louby_4eva]

I used to love surds, I found them nice and easy. :D :D :D I think they leave the nasty ones until the end all the time, I can't really recall any of the exam questions I've had.....I tend to repress the whole exam experience...I'm sure there were a few in AS maths though.

Smile and Be happy :love:

[escobert]

I hate math all together.

[Araciel]

i can count.

[Captain Maxx Power]

Does math make you happy? It should, but it looks like it doesn't.

Math makes me happy. I regularly square root my polygon.

[Hambone]

I hate radicals! Someone comfort me! :(

[Sergeant Hartman]

Turds*

[Spiffing Cheese]

Oh THAT'S what a radical is!

I thought it was some kind of random thing that doesn't exist in our curriculums, but it's surds :lol:

I like them okay. They're easy.

[Tavrobel]

It would appear that Surd is a European name. The only thing I've ever heard is "Radical."

[Little Blue]

Just wait until you do complex numbers. You'll be missing surds then :p

[Shoeberto]

The current section my Calculus class is doing involves intergrating square roots of crazy functions.

Just goes to show that it always gets harder!

[Tavrobel]

Just wait until you do complex numbers. You'll be missing surds then :p

Not really. Radicals also show up in Polar coordinates, as well as Imaginary.

[Bunny]

Sounds like turds.

[Tavrobel]

Sounds like turds.


Turds*

Thank you, professor Bunny, for that insightful and wonderous revelation.

[Bunny]

I have noticed an increased amount of sand in your vagina lately, Tavrobel. Want to talk about it?

[Tavrobel]

I have noticed an increased amount of sand in your vagina lately, Tavrobel. Want to talk about it?

When EoFF stops being boring and I can stop acting like a huge jackass, I will.