Educating MuslimSister

MuslimSister

Salaam

I received a letter from the PGCE department confirming my place in the teacher’s training course.

BUT, before I breathe a sigh of relief, this offer is conditional…I have to pass a maths equivalence test next Friday in order get in..

So I have 7 days to revise for GCSE maths. I don’t know how I’m going to find the time…

I already have my GCSE maths…but since I got a pathetic 11/28 in the maths paper in the interview (which was 11year old standard)…I basically have to take another maths test to secure my place.

I was looking at the past papers today…man was it stressing me out. I’m so thick when it comes to maths.

SO..in this thread you maths boffins are going to educate me…

I’ll often post up math problems and you guys will explain to me the easiest way to solve them..

Feel free to post up links…

And….yeah, what role does maths play in Islam? Apparently, many Muslim scholars were mathematicians who contributed to some of the formula’s that we use today….(and if I has an interest in maths I’d know who they were and how to contributed…)

Please enlighten me…

Wasalaam

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Seraphim — Fri, 2 Feb 2007 - 22:23

[quote="MuslimSister"]
Does anyone know what the Jewish festival Pesach is? What’s the story connected behind this? What does Passover mean? What did the Hebrews have to do so that the angel of death would pass over their house (I don’t even get that?) What significance does the Matzoh have in the Passover celebration?
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The Passover is part of the story of the ten plagues of Egypt. The tenth plague was the angel of death coming down to kill every Egyptian firstborn males - including the Pharohs own son. Which is what convinced the Pharoh to let the Israleites go.
God had told Moses to mark the doorstep of the Israleites with lambs blood so that the plague of death would pass over by their houses (hence the passover).

I dont know much about the Anglo-Saxons im afraid try Admins suggestion.

Sis try [url=http://www.moneysupermarket.com/motor/]this[/url] link... it will search through 50 car insurance companies to get you the best quote but it may take a few minutes to fill in a few details and to run the search.

Hope that helps.

MuslimSister — Sat, 3 Feb 2007 - 11:48

I've tried that link when I first got my car...I filled out my details for absolutely eveyone, even Tesco's insurance. Churchill was the cheapest...I'll go through it again, what I really needed to know was how to transfer insurance companies.

And Admin, that site is bad news. I've used it a couple of times before I had to teach a lesson...it taught me information that was incorrect, I taught it to the kids and only realised my mistake later on. :?

Seraphim — Sat, 3 Feb 2007 - 14:41

[quote="MuslimSister"]I've tried that link when I first got my car...I filled out my details for absolutely eveyone, even Tesco's insurance. Churchill was the cheapest...I'll go through it again, what I really needed to know was how to transfer insurance companies.

And Admin, that site is bad news. I've used it a couple of times before I had to teach a lesson...it taught me information that was incorrect, I taught it to the kids and only realised my mistake later on. :?[/quote]

No way! :shock: ive never known wikipedia to be wrong before... but there are others that you can try.

My advice would be to read from a number of sources and if there are any mistakes you should be able to spot them this way.
Try this [url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-AnglSxs.html]one[/url]

You — Sat, 3 Feb 2007 - 16:51

believe it or not, but no average wikipedia is MORE accurate that encyclopedia Brittanica!

However since it can be editted by anyone it is alsways best to cross reference.

Angel — Sat, 3 Feb 2007 - 17:51

[quote="Admin"]believe it or not, but [b]no average[/b] wikipedia is MORE accurate [b]that[/b] encyclopedia Brittanica!

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:? that doesnt make sense.

You — Sat, 3 Feb 2007 - 19:34

on average than.

It is written in special code called 'hitting the wrong buttons in the wrong order'. can confuzzle some people.