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be me
>lazy af college student strapped for cash
>have to tutor some kid failing his hs algebra 2 class
>spend first 40-minute session teaching him newton’s method
>mfw he’s now acing the class
>mfw I haven’t taught him anything else
>mfw the teacher probably doesn’t know wtf is going on

>> No.9694190

>>9694169
How does Newton's method help with algebra? He doesn't know differentiation and can't get exactly answers

>> No.9694193

>>9694190
name one time exact answers are needed or even preferable

>> No.9694196

>>9694193
In an algebra class

>> No.9694207

>>9694169
Unironically based.
Did the kid find the method "fun" to use?

>> No.9694225

>>9694193
Algebra maybe

>> No.9694387

>>9694193
This weird ass branch called algbr or some Arabic shit

>> No.9694399

>>9694193
If you’re actually OP please dont tutor, we dont need anymore brainlets

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>>9694193

>> No.9694775

>>9694190
There's equivalents to newtons method when you're working in groups. Then you're guaranteed an integer solution. I.e exact.

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>>9694169
>be me
>lazy af college student
>fail classes and let them pile up
>haven't been to class in 2 years
>study during the summer and pass
>never strapped for cash because mommy and daddy pamper me 24/7
>other kids have to work nights
>I literally waste my time watching teevee shows and drinking
>mommy and daddy believe I'm working hard and pamper me even more
HAHAHAHAHAH stay mad brainlet poorlets! Now if only I had some friends...

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>lazy af college student strapped for cash
>have to tutor some kid failing his hs geometry 2 class
>spend first 40-minute session teaching him commutative algebra and category theory
>tell him geometry is just the opposite category
>mfw he’s now acing the class
>mfw I haven’t taught him anything else
>his teacher's face when

>> No.9695143

>>9694804
I laughed.

>> No.9695180

>>9694169
And that student was Albert Einstein.