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Postby demetriou_74 » Mon Aug 08, 2005 11:52 am

ChomskyFan wrote:
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ChomskyFan wrote:IM right, I study further Maths, I am a genius when it comes to these things.


further maths at what level. i am statrting my A-level maths in september. was going to do further maths too but then it would be too much work.


I don't know, haven't decided what I am going to drop for A-Level yet.


i meant i am starting my AS in september. i was going to take maths, ICT economics, and further maths then i realised that they were all hard courses. so i dropped furth. maths for Media Studies. do maths at Uni the government will give you lots of help ££££££
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Postby gabaston » Mon Aug 08, 2005 11:52 am

i should imagine probabilty suggests changing.

but probability suggested trabzon would beat the cypriot team, so i wouldnt put money on the outcome.
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Postby ChomskyFan » Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:08 pm

demetriou_74 wrote:
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demetriou_74 wrote:
ChomskyFan wrote:IM right, I study further Maths, I am a genius when it comes to these things.


further maths at what level. i am statrting my A-level maths in september. was going to do further maths too but then it would be too much work.


I don't know, haven't decided what I am going to drop for A-Level yet.


i meant i am starting my AS in september. i was going to take maths, ICT economics, and further maths then i realised that they were all hard courses. so i dropped furth. maths for Media Studies. do maths at Uni the government will give you lots of help ££££££


Economics = Much harder than most think.
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Postby demetriou_74 » Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:10 pm

prob is but i love it. been intrested in the stock market, commodities ,intrest rates and all that since the age of 12. i am constantly thinking of ways to try and con people so Economics is a step in the right direction
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Postby ChomskyFan » Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:12 pm

demetriou_74 wrote:prob is but i love it. been intrested in the stock market, commodities ,intrest rates and all that since the age of 12. i am constantly thinking of ways to try and con people so Economics is a step in the right direction

You should do it if it interests you, but you have to work hard, I didn't work hard in my AS year and I didnt do well in the test, at least I don't think i did.
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Postby Saint Jimmy » Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:19 pm

Erol, are you going to post the answer? :roll:
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Postby demetriou_74 » Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:19 pm

Saint Jimmy wrote:Erol, are you going to post the answer? :roll:


i think somebody should PM him. i really cant be arsed so not me.
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Postby erolz » Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:44 pm

Saint Jimmy wrote:Erol, are you going to post the answer? :roll:


The answer is that you should always change doors when offered the chance by the host.

It's know as the monty hall problem

Tray a google on monty hall problem for history and explainations as to why you are better of changing doors.

Or for the lazy this is one of the more complete

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem

The thing that stunned me the most was that when this question was answered correctly bu

"Marilyn vos Savant's "Ask Marilyn" question-and-answer column of Parade magazine in 1990, vos Savant estimates 10,000 readers including several hundred mathematics professors wrote in to declare that her solution was wrong."
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Postby demetriou_74 » Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:49 pm

erolz wrote:
Saint Jimmy wrote:Erol, are you going to post the answer? :roll:


The answer is that you should always change doors when offered the chance by the host.

It's know as the monty hall problem

Tray a google on monty hall problem for history and explainations as to why you are better of changing doors.

Or for the lazy this is one of the more complete

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem

The thing that stunned me the most was that when this question was answered correctly bu

"Marilyn vos Savant's "Ask Marilyn" question-and-answer column of Parade magazine in 1990, vos Savant estimates 10,000 readers including several hundred mathematics professors wrote in to declare that her solution was wrong."



dont get it. fun while lasted cheers
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Postby Fred@Codies » Tue Aug 16, 2005 1:21 pm

I understand this, but you didnt explain it right at the start,
You forgot to mention that the game show host knew what was behind each door!
Good puzzle though, quite interesting how people think things through!
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