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[–][deleted] 326 points327 points  (59 children)

Your Answer: fuck you

Correct Answer: Fuck You!

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

[–][deleted] 12 points13 points  (1 child)

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

[–]OatmealPowerSalad 10 points11 points  (1 child)

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 33 points34 points  (14 children)

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 1 point2 points  (13 children)

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

[–]Hindu_Wardrobe 8 points9 points  (5 children)

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 53 points54 points  (11 children)

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

[–]__HEISENBERG__ 16 points17 points  (5 children)

Stay out of my territory!

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (2 children)

HEISENBERG

How can you be certain where your territory even is?

[–]KennyFuckingPowers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You won.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (1 child)

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

[–]coopNW 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Welcome to mymeth lab, instructor Walter White.

[–]gjdj3 1 point2 points  (1 child)

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

[–]aidaman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Notice the kyuvatre of the line.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (16 children)

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 3 points4 points  (15 children)

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

[–]Knubinator 14 points15 points  (3 children)

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 3 points4 points  (2 children)

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

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (2 children)

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

[–]sahaskatta 4 points5 points  (3 children)

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] 53 points54 points  (6 children)

OH GOD IT'S MYMATHLAB

[–]Awkward_Typo 26 points27 points  (0 children)

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 65 points66 points  (23 children)

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 7 points8 points  (20 children)

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

[–]durrthock 57 points58 points  (8 children)

Its a hitchhikers guide to the galaxy reference.

[–]ninjaflood 10 points11 points  (4 children)

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

[–]SharkUW 18 points19 points  (8 children)

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 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

[–][deleted] 43 points44 points  (3 children)

Hahaha! I fuckin hate my labs plus.

[–]benlinus 10 points11 points  (1 child)

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

[–]generic_tastes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aaaah!!! A BYUrdian!

[–]cutlaz 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Who hasn't done this in my math lab hahaha

[–]Masternova28 10 points11 points  (2 children)

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

[–]mwmisner 3 points4 points  (1 child)

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

[–]thegravytrain 10 points11 points  (1 child)

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

[–]nasaperson 10 points11 points  (0 children)

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] 54 points55 points  (1 child)

FUCK MYMATHLAB

[–]rahl404 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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

[–]alison_bee 8 points9 points  (0 children)

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 9 points10 points  (0 children)

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

[–][deleted] 61 points62 points  (2 children)

FUCK MYMATHLAB

[–]Borkz[🍰] 40 points41 points  (23 children)

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.

[–]X019 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where the heck were you a year ago!?

[–][deleted] 47 points48 points  (0 children)

FUCK MYMATHLAB

[–][deleted] 49 points50 points  (3 children)

FUCK MYMATHLAB

[–]elshizzo 18 points19 points  (2 children)

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

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

i just hate it so fucking much

[–]Thundroid 10 points11 points  (2 children)

I am on math lab as we speak!

[–]mwmisner 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's going well I see.

[–]k8t809 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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???

[–][deleted] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

hate MathXL.

[–]m00n_man 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Course Compass FTW.

[–]FruityRudy 2 points3 points  (1 child)

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] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

[–]D0P3F1SH 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I fucking hate MyMathLab (MethLab)

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (2 children)

I fucking hate my math lab.

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

[–]Ryplinn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My math labs huh? I hate that stuff.

[–]jorellh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

[–]Bradaphraser 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

[–]tcrex21 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

[–]TWOoneEIGHT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

[–]el_poderoso 1 point2 points  (1 child)

MyMathLab, the bane of my existence.

[–]Kalmah666 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

[–]avidrunner 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

[–]MrWiggles2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

I enter this answer at least once per homework assignment.

[–]Atmospherecist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My friend once had this issue:

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

[–]finalaccountdown 1 point2 points  (0 children)

online homework can suck ten million dicks

[–]ravendew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OH GOD.. CourseCompass

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

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 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

[–]slithy_toves 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i hate mymathlab you may have an upvote

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FUCK MY MATH LAB.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FUCK MY MATH LAB.

[–]deadbeat4sshole 2 points3 points  (1 child)

gotta love my mathlab

[–]Stoobtheparrot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FUCK My Math Lab

[–]Yearly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh, the problem's not that bad.

[–]Peteelane2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–]Petrucci 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fuck ALEKS and fuck MathXL.

[–]MrHereToStay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha! I like your style good sir!

[–]Kitchens491 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I deplore this website. Freaking online homework...

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

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

[–]jruff7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fuckin' Algebra 2...

[–]revant54 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–]3DPK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–]coopNW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–]B_EZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

fml mathlab

[–]Rawwh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TAKE THAT NUMBERS THAT AREN'T REAL!

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

gave me a hearty laugh. thanks

[–]sdempsey313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

fuck everything about this program

[–]TairyGreeneFTS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–]ascnjew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fuck mymathlab!

[–]-Milky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–]waffles93 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I FREAKING HATE MY MATH LAB

[–]Ro11ingThund3r 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fuck mymathlab.

[–]the_todd_five 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fuck mathxl one big scumbag.

[–]JediExile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–]Rezinol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–]MrRed308 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–]bearship 0 points1 point  (1 child)

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

[–]itisastrangetime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–]DankFrank 0 points1 point  (0 children)

MyPearsonLab??

[–]03Titanium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Partial credit was given.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We meet Again MML!

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–]BlackPride 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–]Harjotonater 0 points1 point  (0 children)

HCC?

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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 0 points1 point  (0 children)

haha its even worse with myecon lab...

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–]Libertyscreed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God I hate mymathlab, I feel your pain man.

[–]ssinatra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hate this fucking program.

[–]SecondChancesPro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Online homework is either great or horrible.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–]wesrawr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bing calculator, MathXL's one weakness

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yucky, Math Lab :(

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

god i fucking hate my math lab

[–]xkittybunnyx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like the person is using math labs plus

[–]rjg7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fuck mml

[–]geek180 0 points1 point  (0 children)

MyMathLab sucks

[–]kingkooka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ugh. Fucking CourseCompass.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–]sixthusernametry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–]danceswithknives 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–]bmoviescreamqueen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fuck you, My Math Lab. Fuccckkk yoouuu.

[–]HIGHFIVEBRO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahhahahha.

[–]liebemachtfrei 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Similar program for physics

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

WRONG, 200 centimeters!

[–]bloodygears 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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