▲ 127 ▼ 16 April 1987 (sh.itjust.works) submitted 2 years ago by MrSebSin@sh.itjust.works [M] to c/calvinandhobbes@lemmy.world 8 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's fair to say the mentioned speeds are averages including stops and slowdowns, so it's perfectly valid permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Realistically, that should be conveyed in the text of the problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zorque@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, thats what will make people want to do math, add more complexity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Faresh@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* Generally such problems include sentences such as "Assume their velocity to be constant" and "They are traveling in a straight line" to avoid ambiguity that could confuse the students into thinking the problem is a lot more complicated than it actually is supposed to be. (and to prevent students from claiming afterwards that there could be more than one solution or that there is no knowable solution and that therefore the problem is invalid and should therefore not count towards the test's grade) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Realistically, that should be conveyed in the text of the problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zorque@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, thats what will make people want to do math, add more complexity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Faresh@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* Generally such problems include sentences such as "Assume their velocity to be constant" and "They are traveling in a straight line" to avoid ambiguity that could confuse the students into thinking the problem is a lot more complicated than it actually is supposed to be. (and to prevent students from claiming afterwards that there could be more than one solution or that there is no knowable solution and that therefore the problem is invalid and should therefore not count towards the test's grade) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zorque@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, thats what will make people want to do math, add more complexity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Faresh@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* Generally such problems include sentences such as "Assume their velocity to be constant" and "They are traveling in a straight line" to avoid ambiguity that could confuse the students into thinking the problem is a lot more complicated than it actually is supposed to be. (and to prevent students from claiming afterwards that there could be more than one solution or that there is no knowable solution and that therefore the problem is invalid and should therefore not count towards the test's grade) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Faresh@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* Generally such problems include sentences such as "Assume their velocity to be constant" and "They are traveling in a straight line" to avoid ambiguity that could confuse the students into thinking the problem is a lot more complicated than it actually is supposed to be. (and to prevent students from claiming afterwards that there could be more than one solution or that there is no knowable solution and that therefore the problem is invalid and should therefore not count towards the test's grade) permalink fedilink source parent
