Numerical Analysis and Simulation

Now that is a good question! The "point of homeschooling" stems from your worldview. The concept of world view is central to the current firestorms surrounding education because it forms the basis for one's idea of a good life. It is impossible to talk about education apart from some concept of the good life. People will inevitably differ in their conception of the good life, and hence they will inevitably disagree on matters of education. The point of education is to have a close relationship with your children and to instill a set of beliefs and values that will be passed from generation to generation. That is the point of homeschooling. That is the point of education! -Paul Though there are many reasons parents homeschool their children, one of which is that their child wants to be homeschooled, for many parents the point of homeschooling is stated very well in Paul's last paragraph. Parents have recognized that those in public education appear to believe it is the duty of public schools "to instill a set of beliefs and values that will be passed on from generation to generation." Many parents have taken a serious look at the beliefs and values being instilled in public school chldren today and have made the decision to homeschool their children. Another point to homeschooling is that many children are not learning what they need to be learning in content areas (reading, English, math, etc.), so parents homeschool because they believe their children will learn more by being schooled at home than they are learning in the public schools. I think that's as varied for an individual as the methods one can use to implement it for their family. For myself and my daughter, it allowed us to spend far more time together than we had before we started it (though I raised her as a single parent and still had to work full - time, she spent time during the day doing homework and such, while being watched by a friend of mine), and at night after dinner, we would spend those hours doing instruction for her. It also facilitated us talking more than we normally would have, about some really extensive subjects, and my learning about her in a different situation than were it just me helping her with homework for an hour a night. As well, it allowed my seeing firsthand where her strengths were, in addition to areas that she might have needed more assistance in, and my working her lesson plans around both. I was also able to have my daughter work more within HER varied abilities - some things, she needed more time and help with; others, she found easier for her to figure out. Not everyone's the same, obviously; consequently, it's all right for people to have different learning styles or timelines. It doesn't matter how long it takes someone, or how many times they need to be shown something - as long as the end result is understanding whatever you are trying to learn, then you've accomplished your "objective", and you should be proud that you have. :) In my child's case, it also allowed her to gain self - confidence in her abilities to learn and do things scholastically, which she had none of in a regular school setting. I remember DISTINCTLY when she said to me, "Mom, I'm really NOT stupid!", which I had been frantically trying to convince her of for ages. In school, she had always felt that she was. (She is an adult now, and I only wish that I'd been "better" at homeschooling, or had realized sooner that I could have done this for her. I also wish that I'd set up more socializing for her, because in my opinion, that is the one area that really can be lacking and therefore, create a sense of isolation for a child, if not resolved for them. Though for all my doubts and concerns, she says she's awfully glad that we did it this way. :) And my daughter's happiness, satisfaction and security, even these many years later, is all that matters in the big picture. Hey, maybe the kid'll let me homeschool my grandchild, when she has one. :)) Though we followed a secular (non - religious) outline for her, many families use a religious curriculum, because they feel a public or "traditional" school will not adequately teach their children the same moral or societal values they themselves hold. I think, as long as they are not espousing intolerance or fundamentalist views within their religious guidance, that this is a very strong argument in favor of homeschooling. In our situation, it allowed me to expose my child to a variety of issues and circumstances that she might not have been interested in while in a traditional learning environment. I was able to show her that there was a huge world outside her own, how to be accepting of differences, and gave her the tools to garner interest, enthusiasm, and curiosity about what was around her, with a global outlook. They may do this in school; however, because of lack of funding or class size or whatever the case, they of course cannot persue an issue with the detail that we were able to. (I work in a school now, in a small, inner - city charter school, and honestly, because of what I see and what teachers are so limited in their ability to do, and the lack of support from so many parents, and all the many, MANY discipline problems with children - young and older - I am completely assured that we made the right decision, for us.) Homeschooling is not for everyone; every state has different criteria that needs to be met. Some people don't have the fundamentals nor the resources for it(though both can be accomplished easier than one might think - I also didn't think I'd be able to). But...for many people, homeschooling is a wonderful and preferred method to try to give your children a decent start or continuance in their education, as well as their whole lives. This is somewhat of a rhetorical question. My opinion is, most home schooling programs are not superior to public school or private school; so what is the point? In many cases the point is the parents can't handle the fact that their child will have to deal with the real world. It keeps the child isolated from reality, and places the child in a simple, soft environment. Education is secondary to restricting exposure to ideas and practices of the real world. Why don't we take this to the Discussion area? I'll start. See you there! I THINK the point of homeschooling is that parents have more control over what their kids learn and to "shield" them from the public school system, and save tons of money from the cost of private or Parochial school. The only issue I have, is that for quality homeschooling, the family dynamics have to be very above average. Meaning, parents as well as children have to be highly motivated, self-disciplined and also parents have to be highly structured as well as intelligent. If these things are met, I think homeschooling is great. But; how many families and parents meet these objectives?? I do think many people that are not qualified, practice homeschooling; to the detriment of their children...Also parents that homeschool should remember to involve their kids is extracurricular activities to maintain social skills. Just some personal thoughts.....<<>>

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Truncation error is the error introduced when an series is shortened, i.e. "truncated", before it is complete.

For instance, 1/3 is 0.333333333...etc., but we place limits on how many decimal digits to use, so that introduces an error.

Another example is a large number, such as 240-1. That number, in binary, is 111111111111111111111111111111111111111, or 39 1's in a row. Place that in a floating point number, and you might only get 22 bits of resolution, so the internal value might only be, in binary, 1.1111111111111111111111x238. Rewriting that, you get 111111111111111111111110000000000000000, which is not exactly correct. The first number is 1,099,511,627,775. The second number is 1,099,511,496,704, an error of 131,071.

A third example is the seemingly innocuous representation of 0.1 in binary. In decimal, 0.1 is terminating and non repeating. Express it in binary, however, and you get 0.0001100110011001100...etc. Place that in a floating point number, and truncation error will make it like something like 0.0999999940395355224609375, in a 22 bit format, which is not exactly 0.1.

In Sri Lanka, there are less facilities than in England, but good behaviour and better rules ,where the children grow up with good manners..

Calculators don't. Computers on the other hand can use various different software that follow mathematical command lines that signify to the software program what it has to do to the date following the command. Using these commands correctly you can build algorithms of numerical methods which then solve the continuous mathematical problem for you instead of having to do it by hand.

This is incredibly beneficial when you get into more complex algorithms in more complex continuous mathematics. For example solving fixed-point iterations are relatively simple for normal equations. However for systems of equations it gets rather more complex and it is much simpler to write an algorithm for a computer to solve the problem, rather than try to do all the calculations by hand.

Bankers/investors use them to project savings over a long period with compound interest. Finance officers use them to calculate the payments when you buy something on credit. Believe it or not education is real world. When you are studying exponential equations you are in the real world. Population growth can be estimated by using exponentials. Numbers of illegal immigrants can also be estimated.

Yes, you can. Any iterative method/algorithm that is used to solve a continuous mathematics problem can also be called a numerical method/algorithm.

One byte is 0.125 to 1 bit. So 4 bits, is .5 bytes.

((1.5 x (3600/38)) ie a whisker over 142 mph.

First year: 48000*.8=38400

Next years:38400*.9^2=31104

$31104

The square root of 670 is approximately 25.88435821. It is between the squares of 25 and 26.

All organisms vary, even within a species and a habitat. A seedling growing in the shade will be likely to be taller than one in full sunshine. Animals in the same litter may have different masses depending on their genes and their food. An average quantity gives us a quick picture of what we are measuring. For instance, red foxes vary enormously in mass, from 2.2 to 14 kg, so looking at the individual mass of one fox tells us little. The average mass can be compared to other species, or averages within an area allow us to compare them from place to place. Foxes in Maryland average only 4.3 kg whereas in Scotland the average mass is 7.3 kg.

Symbolic logic or algebra.

The limitations of randomized block design include its non-suitability with large numbers of treatments. It also includes interactions between block and treatment effects increase error.

The pythagorean theorem states that a2 + b2 = c2.

This means that in a right triangle, both legs squared will add up to the hypotenuse squared.

To see if a triangle is a right side, add up the two legs squared and see if it equals the hypotenuse.

The answer to this question depends on many factors: the skill of the archer, the hardness of the first arrow's shaft, wind direction and condition, and so on.

In today's notation of Roman numerals they are:-

Units from 1 to 9: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX

Tens from 10 to 90: X, XX, XXX, XL, L, LX, LXX, LXXX, XC

Hundred: C

To select any number from 1 to a 100 simply write out the tens followed by the units or if need be just the tens or just the units.

Examples: 8 = VIII, XL = 40 and 48 = XLVIII

It is one of two main categories of data (quantitative and qualitative). These terms, have evolved for reasons of succinctness (brevity and clarity). This is why scientists say matter or material, instead of stuff.

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0.94 inches is 11.28 twelfths of an inch.

0.94 x 12 = 11.28

Twenty-eight and eight tenths

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No. There are nearly 14 million combinations of 49 things taken 6 at a time. Excel does not have that many rows or columns to support that.