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Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by Keziehenry(op): 7:28pm On Apr 04
Quadratic equation curve

Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by SoSlimOlak(m): 7:46pm On Apr 04
Yes in statistics but in a more advanced way...
Not by hand this time..
Computer did!
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by funnyDM: 8:47pm On Apr 04
If you've ever traded crypto or forex, then you have used this kind of chart. Oil prices rise, oil prices fall. Dollar rise, dollar fall. It's all about this chart, incase you don't know.
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by bmd1010: 10:07pm On Apr 04
Wen checking my stress level
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by femi4: 10:08pm On Apr 04
Keziehenry:
Quadratic equation curve
Yes
Especially in construction n aerospace

Soh cah toa
Pythagoras theorem
Simultaneous equation involving one linear and one quadratic equation
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by Nastrademus(m): 10:08pm On Apr 04
On a downward trajectory, tinubu used it to crumble our economy
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by Rielbusinesses: 10:10pm On Apr 04
Everything I have ever don for Money and work, none was thought me in school.

The street even helped me more than my certificate
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by Arostar2023:
This one small na... you should be talking about Laplace transform and co grin. The truth is that most people in Nigerian universities and most other higher institutions doing 2-5 years programs, have no business been there. An 8 months diploma/certificate or trade program would have suffice for their needs.

Keziehenry:
Quadratic equation curve
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by DeltaBachelor(m): 10:10pm On Apr 04
Yes. When urinating inside the WC and trying to do an angle 90 curve. Chai. At my age, I still dey play small pikin play. Anyways, my doctor say the play good for my prostrate. Hmmmm
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by Engrduke: 10:11pm On Apr 04
Yes, I have applied that concept in so many personal life experiences and engineering designs.
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by Sheuns(m): 10:12pm On Apr 04
Mathematics is most applicable if you’re in engineering or space science field.
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by Tenses: 10:12pm On Apr 04
Nastrademus:
On a downward trajectory, tinubu used it to crumble our economy
Nah statistics tinubu later feed Nigerians Las Las
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by GanagiBitrus:
SoSlimOlak:
Yes in statistics but in a more advanced way...
Not by hand this time..
Computer did!
What you are referring to is not a Quadratic Curve.

In statistics, if you plot the scores gotten by 100 students against the frequency, you will get a curved chart, but that's not a Quadratic Curve.

funnyDM:
If you've ever traded crypto or forex, then you have used this kind of chart. Oil prices rise, oil prices fall. Dollar rise, dollar fall. It's all about this chart, incase you don't know.
Such curves depicting rising & falling trends are not Quadratic Curves.

Only very few people involved in Mathematical/Engineering Modelling & Design have actually used or applied Quadratic Curves in real life.
Which is an indication that several aspects of our educational curriculum are irrelevant in real life.
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by Switruth: 10:12pm On Apr 04
This is crypto based but most of us don't realize... Yes I did well in this.
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by HacheNoire:
Sincerely, if I knew I was going to end up where I am today, I would have ditched the university and just climbed the ladder of internationally recognized certifications.

I can authoritatively say that, MY 5 years in the university was ABSOLUTE waste of time and resources.

On my first employment, I got nurtured like I never went to the university- they probably knew it was all bullshiit.

With my knowledge and experience, I can’t even attribute one knowledge to my university days. My primary school mathematics still had more impact.
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by zuby4real10(m): 10:12pm On Apr 04
These are the kinds of useless things that made us to believed that we are smart, until real life experiences hit us hard.
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by Hezmatosky210: 10:13pm On Apr 04
Yes! Everyday unknowingly. Like, when action bitter sachets was 150, I used to take 8 at a time. It became 2h I reduced to 4. Now 3h, I take zero or share 1. When you plot the graph it will appear like that lipsrsealed
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by rottable(m): 10:15pm On Apr 04
Honestly, I never used most of what I learned at university like 90% of it I never practiced.
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by killsmith(f): 10:16pm On Apr 04
funnyDM:
If you've ever traded crypto or forex, then you have used this kind of chart. Oil prices rise, oil prices fall. Dollar rise, dollar fall. It's all about this chart, incase you don't know.
You mean stochastic processes?
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by AfonjaPriest: 10:17pm On Apr 04
I taught my daughter who is in SSS 1 how to use broomstick to draw the curve.
Those days in secondary school I was an expert in drawing the curve.
God bless those days!
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by U09ce: 10:17pm On Apr 04
Lol. You don't have to make use of everything you learn. Infact, it's impossible. If I remember, this method is one of the methods for solving quadratic equations. At least it has taught you some problem-solving skills i.e there are a thousand ways to bell a cat. So, when you encounter problem in life, don't necessarily stick to one solution, you're free to alternate.

On a more serious note, we tend to underrate the power of mathematics. Though I partially heap the blame on the way we were taught. Mathematics is actually the language of nature. You'd be amazed to see applications of mathematics in disciplines you've thought of. For example, do you know that mathematics is used to model the spread of epidemic like Corona virus? How it spreads and where it goes? Mathematics is the backbone of science. Do encourage/help your kids to learn it the practical way. Instead of just doing Area=length x breadth, get a tape and give them to measure a room and tell you the area. Then, show them how you can use that area to calculate the number of tiles that can fit the space. They'd never forget the concept.

Maths is beautiful
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by prosperdev: 10:20pm On Apr 04
Yes of course. When conducting research, some statistical data will result in a quadratic curve
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by Fekumzi123: 10:21pm On Apr 04
HacheNoire:
Sincerely, if I knew I was going to end up where I am today, I would have ditched the university and just climbed the ladder of internationally recognized certifications.

I can authoritatively say that, MY 5 years in the university was ABSOLUTE waste of time and resources.

On my first employment, I got nurtured like I never went to the university- they probably knew it was all bullshiit.

Which my knowledge and experience, I can’t even attribute one knowledge to my university days. My primary school mathematics still add more impact.
You only nurture what you have.
The university did a good job on you but you don't acknowledged it.
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by Leepeak(m): 10:25pm On Apr 04
Yes na
But mtcheew, 20 character needed to be wealthy
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by DrChukki: 10:31pm On Apr 04
Sure I do. With AI sef. Not with pencil and paper anymore.
But doing it this way then help me to understand the concepts very well
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by BOOKWORMLUX(m): 10:31pm On Apr 04
If you think these things are useless, it's because you grew up in a failed country
Elon Musk is almost becoming a trillionare from applying physics in practical life, while someone in Nigeria is capping that Mathematics is a scam, but he's rushing to Chatgpt for everything.
Everything we are enjoying today is a result of practical application of these things you think were a waste of time
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by HacheNoire: 10:32pm On Apr 04
Fekumzi123:
You only nurture what you have.
The university did a good job on you but you don't acknowledged it.
At some point I might agree that no knowledge is wasted, but practically and holistically, my primary school education played more of a vital role. The mathematics and communication are still valid till today.

University days, I was just making calculations that I thought would make the GREATEST in the industry, only for me to find out it was all crap!

I can teach a confirmed illiterate what I do now of WILLING to learn. I went to university and still did NYSC for that cardboard.
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by zinaunreal(m): 10:34pm On Apr 04
Thunder fire....... complete am 😆
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by BOOKWORMLUX(m): 10:38pm On Apr 04
HacheNoire:
I can teach a confirmed illiterate what I do now of WILLING to learn. I went to university and still did NYSC for that cardboard.
You can't teach the illiterate to think in the way school shaped you too
I bet you'll regret it if you ever choose to carry an illiterate along
School changed something about the way you think and your perception of life
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by 2cribz: 10:39pm On Apr 04
Whu not.
Fuel guage
Just climb pot hole with less than 3 litres
Or hill with less than 2 litres left
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by Passionate888: 10:41pm On Apr 04
Since secondary school
Re: Have You Ever Made Use Of This Since You Graduated? by Eriokanmi: 10:43pm On Apr 04
It's useless lol. Even dy/dx is never applicable in any situation
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