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Hi quality, my name is Phil, I hope you like me!
I thought I'd write about pokemon to you!
Hey you! Haven’t heard about Pokemon? WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? Sorry, if you seriously haven’t heard about Pokemon then you are such a lucky person – I envy you so much! I very much doubt it though, as the little Japanese craze has taken over the world and has become Nintendo’s biggest acquisition, and the whole franchise is said to be worth around $7billion or something obscenely high like that. Ok, so I hate Pokemon, it’s become too big, and don’t think that the craze is over – at least the madness has eased, but still the Pokemon Gameboy games sell out whenever they’re released.
Why is it that you ‘gotta catch ‘em all!’? Surely if they’re so great, one would be enough! But no, you have to collect a silly amount like 149 or something. That’s going to be quite expensive…
I’m not against kids having fun, but when you have children who can’t stop telling you about how they completed Pokemon Gold, Silver or Blue, whatever the colour, you may get a bit agitated! Blame the Japanese! They started it! But is Pokemon actually damaging to children? It’s become an unhealthy obsession, among a few, and I suppose in moderation the cartoons aren’t too bad, but it’s as though Pokemon is a drug – a freely available, and yet incredibly expensive when you think about all the merchandise out there, and in your homes, what else can children, and some adults, spend their cash on?
The cartoon is a load of rubbish from my point of view – awful animations, and really boring, but then I’m not a target audience so I suppose you kiddies like it! Pokemon’s most infamous character is the omnipresent Pikachu – it’s everywhere!! I don’t particularly care if it can transform or evolve - it’s all a load of nonsense to me! I have heard that the video games are actually quite good, although each colour is said to be a clone of the previous one. It’s insanity.
Anyway, that’s my complaint over I’m going to get my son to play football again…
I thought I'd write about pokemon to you!
Hey you! Haven’t heard about Pokemon? WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? Sorry, if you seriously haven’t heard about Pokemon then you are such a lucky person – I envy you so much! I very much doubt it though, as the little Japanese craze has taken over the world and has become Nintendo’s biggest acquisition, and the whole franchise is said to be worth around $7billion or something obscenely high like that. Ok, so I hate Pokemon, it’s become too big, and don’t think that the craze is over – at least the madness has eased, but still the Pokemon Gameboy games sell out whenever they’re released.
Why is it that you ‘gotta catch ‘em all!’? Surely if they’re so great, one would be enough! But no, you have to collect a silly amount like 149 or something. That’s going to be quite expensive…
I’m not against kids having fun, but when you have children who can’t stop telling you about how they completed Pokemon Gold, Silver or Blue, whatever the colour, you may get a bit agitated! Blame the Japanese! They started it! But is Pokemon actually damaging to children? It’s become an unhealthy obsession, among a few, and I suppose in moderation the cartoons aren’t too bad, but it’s as though Pokemon is a drug – a freely available, and yet incredibly expensive when you think about all the merchandise out there, and in your homes, what else can children, and some adults, spend their cash on?
The cartoon is a load of rubbish from my point of view – awful animations, and really boring, but then I’m not a target audience so I suppose you kiddies like it! Pokemon’s most infamous character is the omnipresent Pikachu – it’s everywhere!! I don’t particularly care if it can transform or evolve - it’s all a load of nonsense to me! I have heard that the video games are actually quite good, although each colour is said to be a clone of the previous one. It’s insanity.
Anyway, that’s my complaint over I’m going to get my son to play football again…
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ssxpro wrote:
> turbonutter wrote:
> Ummm, I don't really understand where your
> x and y values go. Still
> looks impressive, though
The
> formula calculates x for the case when y=0 in the formula y=a*x^2 +
> b*x +c (i.e. the points of intersection with the x axis).
I did
> simultaneous equations.
They are often useful later on.
Oh,
> and
> it's real cases. Stuff that you can graph without breaking
> your
> calculator :)
Calculators can do imaginary numbers in
> complex mode too, if you have the right kind. Not too expensive
> either. Mine is 8 years old, does all the complex stuff, and only
> cost £10. It hasn`t even needed a battery change yet!!! (Maybe
> I should do more work!)
Does this have anything to do with Pokemon or Gaming at that!
> turbonutter wrote:
> Ummm, I don't really understand where your
> x and y values go. Still
> looks impressive, though
The
> formula calculates x for the case when y=0 in the formula y=a*x^2 +
> b*x +c (i.e. the points of intersection with the x axis).
I did
> simultaneous equations.
They are often useful later on.
Oh,
> and
> it's real cases. Stuff that you can graph without breaking
> your
> calculator :)
Calculators can do imaginary numbers in
> complex mode too, if you have the right kind. Not too expensive
> either. Mine is 8 years old, does all the complex stuff, and only
> cost £10. It hasn`t even needed a battery change yet!!! (Maybe
> I should do more work!)
Does this have anything to do with Pokemon or Gaming at that!
turbonutter wrote:
> Ummm, I don't really understand where your x and y values go. Still
> looks impressive, though
The formula calculates x for the case when y=0 in the formula y=a*x^2 + b*x +c (i.e. the points of intersection with the x axis).
I did simultaneous equations.
They are often useful later on.
Oh, and
> it's real cases. Stuff that you can graph without breaking your
> calculator :)
Calculators can do imaginary numbers in complex mode too, if you have the right kind. Not too expensive either. Mine is 8 years old, does all the complex stuff, and only cost £10. It hasn`t even needed a battery change yet!!! (Maybe I should do more work!)
> Ummm, I don't really understand where your x and y values go. Still
> looks impressive, though
The formula calculates x for the case when y=0 in the formula y=a*x^2 + b*x +c (i.e. the points of intersection with the x axis).
I did simultaneous equations.
They are often useful later on.
Oh, and
> it's real cases. Stuff that you can graph without breaking your
> calculator :)
Calculators can do imaginary numbers in complex mode too, if you have the right kind. Not too expensive either. Mine is 8 years old, does all the complex stuff, and only cost £10. It hasn`t even needed a battery change yet!!! (Maybe I should do more work!)
Ummm, I don't really understand where your x and y values go. Still looks impressive, though
I did simultaneous equations.
Oh, and it's real cases. Stuff that you can graph without breaking your calculator :)
I did simultaneous equations.
Oh, and it's real cases. Stuff that you can graph without breaking your calculator :)
turbonutter wrote:
Ummm, Where?
They are often used in differential equations (second order DEs) which can be used for all sorts of calculations with motion, forces, and fluids. It may not be the "obvious" stuff like what a banana is, but it is the underlying law that the world follows.
By the way, how old are you ssxpro?
18.
Also, as a 4th year we have just done this for coursework and I was one of the first to figure it out ( );-)
(-b+or- sqrt(b^2 - 4*a*c))/2*a With this formula, its hard to go wrong.
In the coursework are you dealing with all types of roots ( two distinct reals, two equal, two complex), or are you only dealing with the real cases?
Ummm, Where?
They are often used in differential equations (second order DEs) which can be used for all sorts of calculations with motion, forces, and fluids. It may not be the "obvious" stuff like what a banana is, but it is the underlying law that the world follows.
By the way, how old are you ssxpro?
18.
Also, as a 4th year we have just done this for coursework and I was one of the first to figure it out ( );-)
(-b+or- sqrt(b^2 - 4*a*c))/2*a With this formula, its hard to go wrong.
In the coursework are you dealing with all types of roots ( two distinct reals, two equal, two complex), or are you only dealing with the real cases?
ssxpro wrote:
> That is a quadratic, and you will find they spring up loads in real
> life.
Ummm, Where? By the way, how old are you ssxpro? Also, as a 4th year we have just done this for coursework and I was one of the first to figure it out ( );-)
> That is a quadratic, and you will find they spring up loads in real
> life.
Ummm, Where? By the way, how old are you ssxpro? Also, as a 4th year we have just done this for coursework and I was one of the first to figure it out ( );-)
That is a quadratic, and you will find they spring up loads in real life.
Edgy wrote:
> And the point of knowing that formula is?
ok we've got to know it
> for GCSE's, however wen in real life is it actually gonna be used?
I'm not saying they should know that in real life, but they should know it anyway. If they really are 16. What with GCSEs and all...
> And the point of knowing that formula is?
ok we've got to know it
> for GCSE's, however wen in real life is it actually gonna be used?
I'm not saying they should know that in real life, but they should know it anyway. If they really are 16. What with GCSEs and all...
And the point of knowing that formula is?
ok we've got to know it for GCSE's, however wen in real life is it actually gonna be used?
ok we've got to know it for GCSE's, however wen in real life is it actually gonna be used?
Edgy wrote:
> How many times (outside of school) have you needed to use those?
that doesn't matter. They should know.
I'll give you a hint:
y = ax^2 + bx + c
:)
> How many times (outside of school) have you needed to use those?
that doesn't matter. They should know.
I'll give you a hint:
y = ax^2 + bx + c
:)
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