We use language everyday. As great as words are though, they sometimes get put into sayings that have different meanings. For instance: "Cool" could refer to temperature, or it could refer to something that is "Groovy", "Awesome", or even "Radical". This makes English a bit confusing to someone who has the capability to time travel.
Language is great, however, because without it we wouldn't be able to ask such timeless questions as "Why did the chicken cross the road?" or "What were you thinking?" We also wouldn't be able to make such statements as "I'm hungry." or "Employees must wash hands before returning to work."
Recently, language has been compacted by the phenomenon known as texting. LOL. BFF. FAQ. These acronyms are so common the most people know their meanings immediately and don't have to think about what they mean.
That's great and all, but that leaves math out of the equation for the most part. I mean, if English gets texting, shouldn't math get digiting? It's not really fair that they get all the abbreviations when we're stuck with + for add, - for subtract, x for multiply, and / for divide. That's sooooo middle ages.
It's time, citizens of the Junior High, to start bringing math back into the 21st century.
Announcing our new acronym: (drum roll please) SIF
Do you know what it stands for? How about: Slope-Intercept Form. What is Slope-Intercept Form you ask? It's a form you fill out that has the slope and the y-intercept in it. It's the same form ALL the time, just the slope and intercept get filled in.
SIF: y=mx+b, where m is the slope (rise over run) and b is the y- intercept, the place where the graph crosses the y-axis.
Say it with me:SIF.
Stay radical, or at least keep being a regular quadrilateral.