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The TEN COMMANDMENTS of MATHEMATICS
1. Thou shalt read thy problem...carefully.
2. Whatsoever thou doest to one side of thy equation, do ye also to the
other.
3. Thou must use thy "common sense", else thou wilt have flagpoles 9,000
feet high. Yea, even fathers younger than sons.
4. Thou shalt ignore the teachings of false prophets to do all thy
work in thy head.
5. When thou knowest not, thou shalt look it up; and if thy search
still elude thee, thou shalt ask thy All-Knowing Teacher.
6. Thou shalt master each step before putting thy heavy foot down on
the next.
7. Thy correct answer does not prove that thou hast worked thy problem
correctly. This argument convincest none, least of all thy
Teacher.
8. Thou shalt first see that thou hast copied thy problem correctly,
before bearing false witness that the answer book lieth.
9. Thou shalt look back even unto thy youth and remember thy
arithmetic.
10. Thou shalt learn, read, write ,speak, and listen correctly in the
language of mathematics, and verily A's and B's shall follow thee
even unto graduation.
-Doctor Terrel, The Math Forum
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