Is the education system, in general, broken?

you'll still pass the test at least, and if you really care you an go more in depth.

frannkzappa

What about the math book I had that gave the wrong formula to find the volume of a sphere?

Or the physics book I had in college that claimed the Lorentz Factor was always denoted with a (beta) rather than the (gamma) it should be?

I believe that was the same book that gave an improper value for C, through the whole damn book.

Or the Exercises in DOS book (yes, I'm old) that had you DELTREE /Y the whole directory you just spent the entire lesson building as the next-to-last step (the next step was to copy said directory to floppy)?

[QUOTE="frannkzappa"]what was your major?Zeviander

A buddy of mine went full astrophysics in college. Dude is up to like Calc 6 now. It's insane :P

[QUOTE="frannkzappa"]

you'll still pass the test at least, and if you really care you an go more in depth.

br0kenrabbit

What about the math book I had that gave the wrong formula to find the volume of a sphere?

Or the physics book I had in college that claimed the Lorentz Factor was always denoted with a (beta) rather than the (gamma) it should be?

I believe that was the same book that gave an improper value for C, through the whole damn book.

Or the Exercises in DOS book (yes, I'm old) that had you DELTREE /Y the whole directory you just spent the entire lesson building as the next-to-last step (the next step was to copy said directory to floppy)?

were in the hell did your school get those books???

i can however guarantee that the textbooks are by no means that messed on a regular basis.

[QUOTE="frannkzappa"]

you'll still pass the test at least, and if you really care you an go more in depth.

br0kenrabbit

What about the math book I had that gave the wrong formula to find the volume of a sphere?

Or the physics book I had in college that claimed the Lorentz Factor was always denoted with a (beta) rather than the (gamma) it should be?

I believe that was the same book that gave an improper value for C, through the whole damn book.

Or the Exercises in DOS book (yes, I'm old) that had you DELTREE /Y the whole directory you just spent the entire lesson building as the next-to-last step (the next step was to copy said directory to floppy)?

I love finding errors in textbooks. My favorite are history books from middle and highschool, where they aren't just simple mistakes like in math or whatnot, but seem to be legitimately removing and altering history to make it more palatable to Americans or kids. They pussified WW2 that's for sure.

were in the hell did your school get those books???

i can however guarantee that the textbooks are by no means that messed on a regular basis.

frannkzappa

It's actually quite common. Many textbooks are full of errors.

Twelve of the most popular science textbooks used at middle schools across the nation are riddled with errors, according to a two-year study led by a North Carolina State University researcher.

The errors range from maps depicting the equator passing through the southern United States to a photo of singer Linda Ronstadt labeled as a silicon crystal.

None of the 12 textbooks has an acceptable level of accuracy, according to N.C. State physics professor John Hubisz, the report's author.

"These are terrible books, and they're probably a strong component of why we do so poorly in science," on standardized tests, he said.

"The books have a very large number of errors, many irrelevant photographs, complicated illustrations, experiments that could not possibly work, and drawings that represented impossible situations."

-Source

[QUOTE="frannkzappa"]

were in the hell did your school get those books???

i can however guarantee that the textbooks are by no means that messed on a regular basis.

br0kenrabbit

It's actually quite common. Many textbooks are full of errors.

Twelve of the most popular science textbooks used at middle schools across the nation are riddled with errors, according to a two-year study led by a North Carolina State University researcher.

The errors range from maps depicting the equator passing through the southern United States to a photo of singer Linda Ronstadt labeled as a silicon crystal.

None of the 12 textbooks has an acceptable level of accuracy, according to N.C. State physics professor John Hubisz, the report's author.

"These are terrible books, and they're probably a strong component of why we do so poorly in science," on standardized tests, he said.

"The books have a very large number of errors, many irrelevant photographs, complicated illustrations, experiments that could not possibly work, and drawings that represented impossible situations."

-Source

hmm guess the AP books i used were held to a higher standard then.

I love finding errors in textbooks. My favorite are history books from middle and highschool, where they aren't just simple mistakes like in math or whatnot, but seem to be legitimately removing and altering history to make it more palatable to Americans or kids. They pussified WW2 that's for sure.

wis3boi

Same thing with the Civil War here in the South. I actually got suspended for undermining teacher authority when I went to the library during class and procured the material needed to prove that no regiments of African-Americans fought under Stonewall Jacksons command, despite what the history book said.

:lol:

:(

Ah, fvck me.

hmm guess the AP books i used were held to a higher standard then.

frannkzappa

Dunno, most of my studies were AP as well. But even my college textbooks were riddled with errors.

[QUOTE="frannkzappa"]

hmm guess the AP books i used were held to a higher standard then.

br0kenrabbit

Dunno, most of my studies were AP as well. But even my college textbooks were riddled with errors.

i didn't even have "text books" at my university.

so i guess i may be a bit out of touch.

i didn't even have "text books" at my university.

so i guess i may be a bit out of touch.

frannkzappa

No, I'm just out of time. My studies were done in the 80's and 90's.

[QUOTE="frannkzappa"]

hmm guess the AP books i used were held to a higher standard then.

br0kenrabbit

Dunno, most of my studies were AP as well. But even my college textbooks were riddled with errors.