N.A vs F.A big debate (1 Viewer)

[lfc_reds2003]

whats your opinion on the debate about natural ability vs forced ability....

what lends itself more to success in maths


obviously a combination is ideal but what is the bigger contributor ?!

 

[pals_2005]

yes this debate has been discussed at school. Obviously you either get it or dont, answering a question 8 required natural talent... Take last years for example, the conics was moderately tough but natural talent was what gets u through (solutions can be sent if needed)

 

[shafqat]

yes this debate has been discussed at school. Obviously you either get it or dont, answering a question 8 required natural talent... Take last years for example, the conics was moderately tough but natural talent was what gets u through (solutions can be sent if needed)

there was a conics in last years paper?

 

[FinalFantasy]

someone who appears to be "dumb" and doesn't have "natural ability" at first... can just work really hard and get "clever" and get that "natural ability"...
so i would say "F.A"

 

[lfc_reds2003]

oi pals can i ahve a look at your soln


obviously churning out past papers helps but that can only take you so far.... a trick q or a new q will stump ppl of only FA every time!

not saying im purely NA btw

or even A..... please
hehehe

 

[pals_2005]

my friends, let me clarify what i am saying. i guess fa will give u some ability in the earlier questions; however, only na, in my opinion, will get you through question 8 because to see the links throught the question, which happen almost instantly or dont happen at all, requires something that cannot be coached... i guess a sixth sense

 

[redruM]

I don't think you understand. "dumb" can become "smart". It's not just aquiring skills, it's actually acquiring intellect.

i do hope you do logic related stuff in the future. you display very good logic.

you are referring to learning to learn better(more efficiently) there, no?

 

[lfc_reds2003]

yeh ill pay that pals


oi thanks for the soln

it was very clear and precise
even paddy could follow it!

 

[pals_2005]

man thats kewl im just returning a favour, remember grammar trial question 8 last yr, couldnt see it... bitchy pender, just repaying u for then...
im not gonna bother doing anything for this assesment next week aye, so easy: can they ask anything hard on poly's or volumes. Actually if anyone knows any good questions send them and ill work them now... put model solns up in like 5 min

 

[lfc_reds2003]

hehe fair call dude



yeh pender mate.. hit the alcy stop being the designated driver for bobby n macca

then there might be some even more warped q's... hahaha

yeh dude im thunking of drawing on the stupid cheat sheet or writing "FUCK OFF GLEN N THE BOS" .. how cheeky

 

[KFunk]

my friends, let me clarify what i am saying. i guess fa will give u some ability in the earlier questions; however, only na, in my opinion, will get you through question 8 because to see the links throught the question, which happen almost instantly or dont happen at all, requires something that cannot be coached... i guess a sixth sense

Sixth sense can be bypassed if you've come across the same question type before. Experience can make a big difference. It's like people saying you can't study for the UMAT exam. If I encounter a particularly difficult type of sequence question for the first time it might take me 1-2 mins to do it but once I've come across I can ussually tackle a similar one in 10-25 seconds. The forced exposure to a multitude of question types makes all the difference.

 

[pals_2005]

is it n to the power of 645 = 175?

 

[pals_2005]

n= e^((ln175)/645)

 

[who_loves_maths]

If I encounter a particularly difficult type of sequence question for the first time it might take me 1-2 mins to do it but once I've come across I can ussually tackle a similar one in 10-25 seconds.

try this one, find the next two numbers of this sequence:

594, 487, 566, 493, 310, 447,...

and yes, i'm timing... just j/k, just do it for fun.

 

[lfc_reds2003]

sry KFunk can do every umat q in 1-2 mins... gees m8 u never cease to amaze me

 

[who_loves_maths]

does 'n' exist?

 

[who_loves_maths]

time's up ages ago kFunk, still haven't found the next two numbers yet?

dw, this won't be in the UMAT

 

[FinalFantasy]

time's up ages ago kFunk, still haven't found the next two numbers yet?

dw, this won't be in the UMAT

hey maths dude!!
i trying to do it as well, but i can't haha
solution?

 

[who_loves_maths]

hey maths dude!!
i trying to do it as well, but i can't haha
solution?

solution's too long for this thread, it's just for fun here.

 

[FinalFantasy]

is there a solution? can u PM me