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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by jldugger on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @06:20PM (#29324837)
I mean, most of that sequence builds upon itself, except geometry.
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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by earleybird on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @07:11PM (#29325362)
Q: How do you know you're doing math?

A: If there's a geometric interpretation :-)

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Re:California moves to recommend delaying algebra to 9th gra... by bollu on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @11:57AM (#29332095)
Q. what is geometry? A. Adjoint functor to algebra
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