4 letter word subject class popularized in the United States without a clear purpose or direction of application.
Stages:
Elementary- The basics of addition, substraction, multiplication and division are learned.
Middle School- Basics of algebra for apparently 3 years. Learn to lose all primary math skills with the introduction of uber calculators.
High School-
>> Algebra again, reteaching everything done in
middle school in about a week.
>> Geometry, learn how much a cup can hold and how to
plug numbers in, in place of letters.
>> Algebra 2, finally figure out functions are just equations of primary math that you plug numbers into. No previous algebra experience necessary to pass. Screw around with moving letters around all year.
>> Calculus, learn how to calculate the volume of a
donut and the area under the curves of
random lines using differential calculations. Useful, but the calculator does it faster and more accurately and generally common sense guesses will suffice. Get lots of homework and an unintelligible foreign
teacher.
>> Statistics, what are the odds of you failing that class? Practice the statistical probability by using your scantron tests as one big lottery ticket.
