The Difference Between Chinese and English Math Tests

Discussion in 'Chinese Chat' started by fearless_fx, Apr 25, 2007.

  1. fearless_fx

    fearless_fx Eugooglizer

    and here are the two questions lol

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    Anyone from China here able to solve the first problem? -shock
     
  2. Xzyrus

    Xzyrus Well-Known Member

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    You need Algebra Geometry (Discrete mathematics for the first one) I think. At least that's what it was called at my highschool. I went into management so I purged all that stuff from my mind lol.

    Q2 = ez $$. A 6th grader can do it I think, maybe 5th. Whenever you learn SOHCAHTOA!.

    It was no doubt that the Chinese had a much higher standards in math. Stereotypes stem from some truth. Problem arises how people apply the stereotypes but that's offtopic.
     
  3. Knoctur_nal

    Knoctur_nal |Force 10 from Navarone|

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    talk about a hell of a difference.
     
  4. fearless_fx

    fearless_fx Eugooglizer

    yeah, this is why China will take over the world in a few years... that is if they don't pollute it to hell first
     
  5. xiaojia

    xiaojia Well-Known Member

    lol.. no wonder the China scholars in my school are always on dean's list..
     
  6. kdotc

    kdotc 안녕하세요빅뱅K-Dragon입니다

    meh..they both easy
     
  7. xiaojia

    xiaojia Well-Known Member

    ^ lol.. of cos. They look the same to you.. -lol
     
  8. wind2000

    wind2000 Self Schemata

    ^ Now now, dont doubt the ability of the young hustler -clapclap
     
  9. Taxloss

    Taxloss Stripper Vicar

    Wow, the test set by the English uni is the stuff we all have to manage at the age of 14/15?

    And I would connect the dots in the Chinese version... -sweat
     
  10. xiaojia

    xiaojia Well-Known Member

    ^ lol.. most ppl might even have problem visualizing the qn
     
  11. ch0ps7ix

    ch0ps7ix Well-Known Member

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    dam its been so long since i did math like that :p it all looks soo confusing hahaha anyone got accounting questions i can awnser those :p
     
  12. Ham_Sup

    Ham_Sup Active Member

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    I should return back to China/HK/Taiwan.., I don't even know how to start the first one =.=
    Second one is like 8th grade here...
     
  13. lee-lee

    lee-lee Well-Known Member

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    i'm not surprised. china is gonna take over the world.
    this reminds me when i was in high school (senior) and i had to tutor freshmans for credit. these kids couldn't even freakin' add! i'm not joking. i spent 2 months with them teaching them how to add double digits. one kid cried b/c he couldn't understand how to carry over a number after 10. i tried to b patient, but after a while i just wanted to beat those kids.
    where are their parents in all this? i remember when i was like 7 and my mom would make me memorize the times table. she would beat me if i didn't get after a certain time. and when she taught me to add, she would hit my fingers with a hanger if i tried to add with my fingers.
     
  14. joemickey

    joemickey Well-Known Member

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    The language structure made a lot of difference. Chinese dont say eleven, twelve, instead ten one, ten two, and so on.
    The payoffs in ma jong goes on in numbers of base 2.
     
  15. dim8sum

    dim8sum ♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪....

    I like the second question :D reminds me of my uni diognostic exam to test how much maths we knew :D:D
     
  16. Vinnie_boy

    Vinnie_boy Well-Known Member

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    i saw that today on bbc news lol the english one is like year 9 work which is 3rd year in high school for americans i think while the chinese one not even my maths teacher can do -___-
     
  17. dim8sum

    dim8sum ♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪....

    I remember doing similar Qs to the chinese one in A level maths, but i hate them and have all but forgotten how to do it

    I hate proof questions
     
  18. apollon

    apollon Well-Known Member

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    are these problems suppose to be difficult for a college-entrance examination?? come'on, people of PA. not be cocky, but these are just overly elaborated geometric proving questions. i think that anyone that has taken geometry should be able to solve these problems.
     
  19. fearless_fx

    fearless_fx Eugooglizer

    gee-wiz mister, you must be an awesome math person, i wish i could learn your skills.
     
  20. The_Jelly

    The_Jelly NSFW? :P

    The first one is pretty hard, but Q2 is like from grade 10 LOL.