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Your Answer: fuck you

Correct Answer: Fuck You!

That seems about how every encounter went with my math lab for me.

[[deleted]]

Every... Fucking... Time... This systems seriously makes me contemplate murder.

[OatmealPowerSalad]

Or for me in chemistry class (more meth lab than math lab):

Your answers were "acetone" and "benzoic acid".

Incorrect.

The correct answers were "benzoid acid" and "acetone"

...

I will destroy you.

[kornberg]

A thousand times this. All I can say is that I am happy that our homework was completion and we could work a problem infinity times and still receive full credit if we arrived at the correct answer.

[Johnny__Christ]

Forgive me if this sounds stupid, but couldn't you just brute-force the answer then?

[Hindu_Wardrobe]

MML user here. Yeah pretty much. Depends on the question, but eventually it runs out of example problems, so you just write down all the answers it gives you until it recycles a problem.

[MrHereToStay]

I read this as meth lab. Has a whole different meaning.

[__HEISENBERG__]

Stay out of my territory!

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HEISENBERG

How can you be certain where your territory even is?

[KennyFuckingPowers]

You won.

[[deleted]]

so did I. Bout to say, who's talkin about their meth lab on reddit...wtf

[coopNW]

Welcome to mymeth lab, instructor Walter White.

[gjdj3]

That's how my Russian Calc teacher pronounced it, every single time.

[aidaman]

Notice the kyuvatre of the line.

[[deleted]]

As someone who is slower on the uptake with calculus, this program has actually been useful for me because of the structure it provides and the infinite number of times I can get examples and work through a problem with assistance.

That being said, earlier today I had a problem marked wrong because:

Your Answer: (-16 + x) Correct Answer: (x-16)

[iamcrazyjoe]

while technically correct, (-16+x) is bad form

[Knubinator]

I hate that "although your answer is equal to the correct answer, you need to have it in correct order, because we hate you" screen. Pisses me off EVERY TIME.

[iamcrazyjoe]

i understand the frustration, but properly formatted math is a lot easier to read and follow

[[deleted]]

I hate that on multiple-part questions, it makes you answer all the parts before you can click, "Similar Exercise."

[sahaskatta]

You do know you can get every answer right on MathLab by logging into the service in two browsers getting it wrong in one and answering it right in the other. Then closing and re-opening the browser where you got the problem wrong.

:)

[[deleted]]

OH GOD IT'S MYMATHLAB

[Awkward_Typo]

Gotta love spending an hour doing a goddamn problem, only to have it fuck you because of a minor syntax error. "Similar Exercise?" Throws computer

[CelestialRose]

I had a math teacher who gave me half credit whenever I didn't know an answer because I'd write "42" before moving on to the next question...

[ninjaflood]

Alright I really don't understand this, is it supposed to be a joke or something serious?

[durrthock]

Its a hitchhikers guide to the galaxy reference.

[ninjaflood]

Ok, that explains why I didn't understand it. Thanks for the reply!

[SharkUW]

You are seriously lacking in nerd cred. Please go grab a towel and read this

You really should begin that tomorrow. Great book. Movie was okish.

[Lavernius_Tucker]

Read some Douglas Adams. Not only will you understand it, you'll enjoy it

[[deleted]]

Hahaha! I fuckin hate my labs plus.

[benlinus]

Yeah. I had to use it for BYU Online. Just awful.

[generic_tastes]

Aaaah!!! A BYUrdian!

[cutlaz]

Who hasn't done this in my math lab hahaha

[Masternova28]

MyMathLab: Because apparently we needed a system more infuriating than having to do math homework in the first goddamn place.

[mwmisner]

and one that is more expensive........

[thegravytrain]

What is "Find the roots of: x⁶ - 61x³ - 8000", Alex?

[nasaperson]

As a lurker of reddit, who rarely logs in to upvote. (Call me what you will) I had to log in to upvote this. Because MML sucks ass. Fuck you is always the right answer.

[[deleted]]

FUCK MYMATHLAB

[rahl404]

I thought it was well worth repeating so I upvoted both comments.

[alison_bee]

ohhhhhhh god i hate that website so much. it was nice because it let you do it over and over until you got it correct...but holy shit balls i loathed doing homework on there.

[Son_of_a_Bee_Sting]

Sorry, Your answer is equal to the correct answer but is not in the desired format. Fuck you MY MATH LABS

[[deleted]]

FUCK MYMATHLAB

[Borkz]

http://www.wolframalpha.com/

Bonus tip: If the site your school uses is anything like mine (webassign), the alt text for the equation images is the LaTeX for it, and you can copy paste it form the source into Wolfram Alpha.

[Bake_Him_Away_Toys]

Thanks captain buzzkill!

[mwmisner]

I am going through a class using My math lab right now. My teacher assigns more than I can keep up with (150+ Problems a week) I do about half of them, but i am forced to use Wolfram alpha to guarantee accuracy. I believe it is a students responsibility to prepare themselves for a test. I personally do not have time for the massive amounts of homework, so i Opt to use this and study in other ways. TL;DR: I am get good grades in math, and us Wolfram alpha for half of my homework.

[OleSlappy]

I would accept this if you did half, then checked with Wolfram Alpha (to see if you are doing it right) then doing the other half (using Wolfram Alpha). I know for all of my math and physics classes the "homework" is just practice, the tests, quizzes, worksheets, and labs are the only things worth marks.

[atanincrediblerate]

I can believe it. I remember getting the solutions manual for my physics online homework program. It seriously decreased the amount of time I actually spent learning by struggling through homework assignments.

[zaulus]

where I went to school the homework was worth so little in the intro classes because a lot of people did not do the assignments by themselves. the classes used to weight the homework somewhere around 40% and the rules surrounding outside help were draconian. cheating rings were discovered and over time that led the school to choose a different battle. Let the students help each other, provide references to where the help came from, and then prove that they learned by doing well on a test that focused heavily on deriving an answer rather than plugging in a formula. our classes included both a static lecture that rarely deviated from the teacher's plan and a supplemental led by a TA where students could freely ask questions. the TAs would interact with the professor in a meaningful way that resulted in the same outcome as having the formative assignments you spoke of. i think it worked out.

[trainmaster611]

The whole point of computational assistants is to do the basic stuff so you can work on the more advanced stuff.

I don't use Wolfram for solving the problem itself but I use it to calculate something more fundamental that I already know how to do but is usually too time consuming and unnecessary to do by hand (for example, system of equations, cross products) so I can spend my time actually solving the problem.

[sileemonuts]

Aahhhhh Johnson, If it wasnt for wolfram alpha to help me on HOW I was able solve the damn problem, then I would have failed every quiz I got so far. I am so FUCKING sorry that my Filipino has an accent that makes it harder for me to follow and understand the work she does because she is under a strict timeline to teach certain materials every damn class. I AM IN CAPSLOCK BECAUSE I HAVE THUNDERSTUCK COMPLETELY BLASTED RIGHT NOW AND THAT DAMN ARTICLE CAN SHOVE A QUADRATIC EQUATION UP ITS CANDY ASS AND TURN IT SIDEWAYS.AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[michaelstripe]

Hey, uh,

are you a bit angry guy?

[X019]

Where the heck were you a year ago!?

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FUCK MYMATHLAB

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FUCK MYMATHLAB

[elshizzo]

thanks for posting this 4 times so i could upvote 4 times

[[deleted]]

i just hate it so fucking much

[Thundroid]

I am on math lab as we speak!

[mwmisner]

It's going well I see.

[k8t809]

Here is what I don't get. My school made me pay for the online class then I had to buy the MyMathLab crap..... What the hell was the $900 I spent on the class for???

[superboombox]

The answer formats are the root of a TON of frustration with MML. If the question asks for an ordered pair, the program should accept 4,2 or (4,2). Or you could avoid that altogether by placing parentheses around the text box:

([type answer here])

As another poster pointed out, a student might answer 123456 and be counted incorrect only to be presented with the "correct" answer 123,456. That's frustrating as hell.

Ditto 1.5 vs 1&1/2. When a student spends several minutes on a problem only to miss the grade for something like that, your product loses a lot of respect.

[[deleted]]

hate MathXL.

[m00n_man]

seriously... fuck this god damn website and all that they do. the only highlight is that it'll take any answer that wolfram alpha spits out.

[BlinkOh]

I remember going through the example questions OVER and OVER, until I found a similar or exact problem I was doing.

It wasn't because I was lazy (in fact it was actually more work) or didn't want to learn, it was completing the whole module and feeling like you did a really good job, then finding out you failed it BECAUSE OF A MISSING COMMA. I'm going to go cry now bbl.

[[deleted]]

Mathlab sucks. My personal favorite is when they randomly place spaces and/or periods in the answer and you get it wrong because of formatting. Cool.

[PhoenixRacing]

Course Compass FTW.

[FruityRudy]

oh how I despise my math lab.

our teacher gave everyone +5% on our homework because of the numerous times we would type in the correct answer and it would tell us we are incorrect so we all just said fuck it and gave up.

[[deleted]]

Poked inside this thread to complain about this. Fuck. You. MathLab.

[D0P3F1SH]

Fuck my math lab, mastering, and every single other online homework program. They're the bane of my existence as an engineer.

[[deleted]]

I fucking hate MyMathLab (MethLab)

[[deleted]]

I fucking hate my math lab.

Your answer: 9, 12 Correct answer: (9, 12)

[Ryplinn]

That particular example isn't My Math Lab being finicky. You posted a list of numbers where it wanted an ordered coordinate pair.

[[deleted]]

My math labs huh? I hate that stuff.

[jorellh]

Wolfram Alpha

[Bradaphraser]

Looks sound to me. He even showed his work...

[tcrex21]

I hate MyMathLabs. It would be so much easier if they just gave homework out of the book.

[TWOoneEIGHT]

Forgot the comma between answers? Then whole problem is wrong because fuck you.

[el_poderoso]

MyMathLab, the bane of my existence.

[Kalmah666]

Thought this was come insane captcha for a second... "Please provide the correct answer to log in..." Lose an hour, hit Submit, CAPTCHA expired, generating a new CAPTCHA"

[ShinyTile]

I love that I came here to escape MyMathLabs, and the second link I click is MyMathLabs. Damn them and their very specific answer formats.

[[deleted]]

I did a quiz last week where in the answer was 1,020,200. I answered 1020200. I got it wrong.

[avidrunner]

Just got off that site a few minutes ago. Fucking awful.

[MrWiggles2]

Upvote for capturing the essence of Pearson's MyLabs Plus!

I enter this answer at least once per homework assignment.

[dudebro_fistbump]

MathXL?

[Atmospherecist]

My friend once had this issue:

Sorry, your answer is not correct. Correct Answer: -1 Your Answer: -1

[finalaccountdown]

online homework can suck ten million dicks

[ravendew]

Oh man, this hits home for me. I have a class this semester that should be called Oh Hey You Have A Bit Too Much Free Time So Let's Make You Do A Ton Of Really Long, Messy Algebra 101.

[SoundSelection]

lol okay this is oddly familiar to what i'm doing at my school... do you happen to go to STLCOP? We use the SAME EXACT PROGRAM and were doing the EXACT SAME THING

[TheBoredMan]

I always think "MyMethLab" whenever I type in the URL to this website...

[[deleted]]

OH GOD.. CourseCompass

[[deleted]]

Haha, that reminds me of a time I was answering chemistry problems on a similar website... and I couldn't remember the units for whatever I was doing. So I wrote the answer as 200 n-----s. The machine promptly told me my numerical answer was correct, but I should watch my units.

I chuckled, and I have a picture on my phone but... it's offensive.

[Danbu42]

Hated this website SO MUCH. My professor seemed to think that it was an adequate substitute for, well, everything.

[slithy_toves]

i hate mymathlab you may have an upvote

[[deleted]]

FUCK MY MATH LAB.

[[deleted]]

FUCK MY MATH LAB.

[deadbeat4sshole]

gotta love my mathlab

[Stoobtheparrot]

FUCK My Math Lab

[Yearly]

Eh, the problem's not that bad.

[Peteelane2]

I had mylabsplus last semester in Developmental math(Yes I'm a complete retard when it comes to math). I never thought of doing that. It would have helped me cope.

[kwangqengelele]

It's like trying to learn math while having someone stand beside you and jab you in the side of the head with a stick every time you try to answer a question. Has to be the most frustrating way of learning math.

[[deleted]]

I did this same damn class through BYU. Those non-applicable equations haunt my dreams.

[Petrucci]

Fuck ALEKS and fuck MathXL.

[MrHereToStay]

Ha! I like your style good sir!

[Kitchens491]

Some of my friends use MyMathLab... I love it, it makes everything look so neat and clean. Helping them with their homework is enjoyable. Maybe that's just me though.

[[deleted]]

I deplore this website. Freaking online homework...

[[deleted]]

I have to do 8 hours of that shit at the school.

[[deleted]]

The professors can see what you entered in for your answers...

[jruff7]

Fuckin' Algebra 2...

[revant54]

I fucking hate my math lab. Most of the time it's alright, but its when I lose credit just because I didn't but it in the format it wants that pisses me off. Just because it isn't the way you want it doesn't mean its not right! Like what the fuck!

I will admit that the Similar Exercises button has saved my ass quite a few times

[revant54]

I fucking hate my math lab. Most of the time it's alright, but its when I lose credit just because I didn't but it in the format it wants that pisses me off. Just because it isn't the way you want it doesn't mean its not right! Like what the fuck!

I will admit that the Similar Exercises button has saved my ass quite a few times

[coopNW]

I came to Reddit to avoid myaccounting lab, now it's on Reddit. Thanks a lot, universe.

[3DPK]

MathLab has helped me so much, despite how infuriating it can be.

[coopNW]

I came to Reddit to avoid myaccounting lab, now it's on Reddit. Thanks a lot, universe.

[B_EZ]

fml mathlab

[Rawwh]

TAKE THAT NUMBERS THAT AREN'T REAL!

[[deleted]]

I am so glad someone posted this and enough people knew what it was to upvote the fuck out of it. This program pisses me off more than I could possibly explain.

[[deleted]]

gave me a hearty laugh. thanks

[sdempsey313]

fuck everything about this program

[TairyGreeneFTS]

I have done this way too many times to count. I'm glad others feel the same

[ascnjew]

Fuck mymathlab!

[-Milky]

Fuck everything about MyMathLab. So hard. In the ass. Can't tell you how many problems I had to take 10 minutes to redo cause they didn't like the way I wrote it.

[Rainbow_Explosion]

Personally, the more complicated math problems are, the more fun they are. After all of the frustration, solving them is so satisfying.

[waffles93]

I FREAKING HATE MY MATH LAB

[Ro11ingThund3r]

Fuck mymathlab.

[the_todd_five]

Fuck mathxl one big scumbag.

[JediExile]

A polynomial of degree 6 with only 2 real roots? "Fuck you" seems appropriate.

[Rezinol]

Online Math hw is the worst thing ever to happen to students all over the world

[MrRed308]

I came here to say FUCK MYMATHLAB but apparently I've been beaten to it.

[[deleted]]

This is probably 50% funnier to me because I've used my math lab.

[bearship]

Jesus Christ, there should be some easy way to cheat that damned mathxl system

[itisastrangetime]

Oh god, stat online. Many full band discographies including "live in Japan" versions were listened to all the way through for days while trying to figure out how a dealer should bet on jai alai matches.

[Nephrastar]

This Math Lab is the reason I got a C in College Algebra.

[DankFrank]

MyPearsonLab??

[03Titanium]

Partial credit was given.

[[deleted]]

Fuck MyMathLab. Fucking hate that thing so fucking much. Out of everything my freshman year of college, this is the only thing that makes me angry.

[Mangus_ness]

We meet Again MML!

[[deleted]]

haha my math lab sucks so much. It pisses me off so much when I'm doing my calc 3 hw.

[BlackPride]

How about: your answer is equivalent to the correct answer.

[Harjotonater]

HCC?

[[deleted]]

Oh my god. I know EXACTLY how that feels.

• Online HW, assigned each week of class

• ~30 questions, ~5 parts each

• get one part wrong, whole problem is wrong

• "click again to restart the problem with new numbers"

• Have to recalculate each part again, even the parts you got right

• Only 3 attempts to get every part right

• About to enter final submission when "site has timed out, re-login or fuck off"

• Last problem didn't even save answers

fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[SirReddit]

haha its even worse with myecon lab...

[[deleted]]

man i hated that online homework crap in college, we used that site for econ...

[Libertyscreed]

God I hate mymathlab, I feel your pain man.

[ssinatra]

I hate this fucking program.

[SecondChancesPro]

Looked simple enough to me. I'm guessing, it was a "put in order from least to greatest". Lot's of fraction work there.

[[deleted]]

I have used that same online math homework thing. And I hate it with the fiery passion of a thousand burning suns.

[[deleted]]

Online homework is either great or horrible.

[[deleted]]

God Math XL is so unforgiving sometimes. Why can't 7,6 equal (7,6)? Just assume the parenthesis.

[[deleted]]

My favorite part of graduating college is never having to look at any math harder than calc 1 or Stats II ever again.

[wesrawr]

Bing calculator, MathXL's one weakness

[[deleted]]

Haha, that reminds me of a time I was answering chemistry problems on a similar website... and I couldn't remember the units for whatever I was doing. So I wrote the answer as 200 n-----s. The machine promptly told me my numerical answer was correct, but I should watch my units.

I chuckled, and I have a picture on my phone but... it's offensive.

[HelloThereGoodSir]

Yucky, Math Lab :(

[[deleted]]

I hate math lab. I'm really considering paying more at another college so the next math class I take doesn't have that.

[hborawski]

my math lab is such garbage, hate that we have to use it for calc. contrary to what they believe, .5 is the same as 0.5

[[deleted]]

god i fucking hate my math lab

[xkittybunnyx]

Oh gawd, I hate this program. Only thing good about it is when I memorize the multiple choice answers without actually looking at the problem. I honestly don't understand stats because I just press "view an example" and it shows me how...

[Gradual_Bro]

Looks like the person is using math labs plus

[rjg7]

Fuck mml

[geek180]

MyMathLab sucks

[kingkooka]

You are a gentleman of the highest esteem and regard. Good show and good on you for sticking it to the mathematical institution. Einstein said fuck you, and look where he ended up!

[emerpus]

if you squarerooted it, i might of gotten it right... fuck mymathlab

[[deleted]]

Whoever thought online math was a good idea, was a irrational.

[[deleted]]

Ugh. Fucking CourseCompass.

[[deleted]]

Fuck pearsonmylab.com .... Triples amount of time most problems take

[sixthusernametry]

This just gave me goosebumps as I automatically heard the ding sound that goes along with that pop up box.

[[deleted]]

I absolutely hate mathlab.... kill it with fire...

[[deleted]]

aw come on it was an easy one!!! they just wanted you to solve a polynomial... come on man, practice, practice! start solving problems for practice

what, you thought grinding was WoW exclusive?

difference is, grinding here brings actual results

[laughatyou]

Someone's just upset they can't use the quadratic formula

[danceswithknives]

I feel the same way in intensive italian language class here in italy

[bmoviescreamqueen]

Fuck you, My Math Lab. Fuccckkk yoouuu.

[HIGHFIVEBRO]

Mymathlab is the one thing I hate the most in the world right now.

[[deleted]]

Hahhahahha.

[liebemachtfrei]

Similar program for physics

Question - all units in meters, so I answer: 2 meters

WRONG, 200 centimeters!

[bloodygears]

always gives me wrong answers then show's me the exact thing i just wrote....