Things I Never Learned in School

[StinkyPete]

How to do tax returns
Aussie Politics
How to vote
What political parties are
How lo write a resume
How to run a household budget
Anything to do with banking
How to drive
First aid
How to tie knots
How to jump start a car, change a wheel,  or other basic emergency things
How to buy a car or house

I'm so glad I know Pythagorean theorem

[Biggles]

There's a remote chance I might use Pythagoras' Theorem, and I've even used a bit of algebra, but I'm afraid I didn't go on to develop rocket ships, so calculus was wasted on me.

[alans1100]

I'd never heard of a resume until I went to apply for work (1980s) at Ford in Geelong. In SA you just wrote down your previous employers and the company called them. Even in 1990 I never needed a resume in SA but when I left that work 17 years later I needed one.

Then there's the cover letter which is an unnecessary evil in my books.

[StinkyPete]

When I went to school we learned Reading, Riting and 'Rithmatic, subjects that seem to have been replaced with Self Development, My Rights, and Web Page Design.   

[Biggles]

When I went to school we learned Reading, Riting and 'Rithmatic, subjects that seem to have been replaced with Self Development, My Rights, and Web Page Design.   

Now you're just learning to be old and crotchety!   

[Gadget]

I've used Pythagorean theorem to square up the markings on a soccer field, and when framing up a house.

I've used calculus in the form of Laplace transforms to convert from the Time domain to the Frequency domain in electronics.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laplace_transform

I've also used Fourier Transforms
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourier_transform

These days a lot of the oscilloscopes now has Fast Fourier Transforms built-in, so you can see the signal and then view it as a spectrum. Some even allow you to view both at once.


Cheers,
Gary

sent using another of Gadget's gadgets.

[Biggles]

So that's what they wanted us all to be- electronics engineers!
Wish I'd known and not wasted my time as an English and History teacher, then compounding the error by training to be an airline pilot!     

[Brock]

I never got the hang of calculus..

[Kev Murphy]

I never got the hang of calculus..

 I brush my teeth more often to avoid buildup...   

[Biggles]

What's the difference between an enzyme and a hormone?



You can't hear an enzyme.

[NTRebel]

These days they teach kids how to steal cars and motorbikes.

[Kev Murphy]

What's the difference between an enzyme and a hormone?



You can't hear an enzyme.

  enzymes don't get any practice