I'm not making this up:
From _Precalculus for Christian Schools_:
"A line can be described either by its slope (a ratio) or by its
inclination (an angle). These terms describe the deviation from
the horizontal, but the word inclination also has a
non-mathematical meaning. Without Christ, man is inclined to sin.
The Word of God should shape our attitudes (inclinations)."
"If you are given the length of two sides and the angle measure
opposite one of those sides, you can use the law of sines to
solve the triangle. However, this does not always determine a
unique triangle. As a result, it is called the ambiguous case.
Ambiguous means open to multiple interpretations. Some people say
that you can interpret the Bible in any way that you want.
However, there is no ambiguity in the Bible."
"Now extend it to eternity: (the limit as x approaches infinity)
80/(80+x) = O. In other words, this life is very insignificant in
light of eternity. It is no wonder James said that life is
"vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth
away."
<http://goosetheantithesis.blogspot.com/2006/05/precalculus-for-christian-schools-what.html>
<http://tinyurl.com/pxz4r>
Here's another (from the Amazon site for the book):
Carl Friedrich Gauss first proved the fundamental theorem of
algebra. There are many fundamental theorems: of arithmetic,
calculus, and so on. These are so fundamental that many other
theorems are derived from them. In the Bible, there are also
fundamentals, without which Christianity would not exist: the
deity of Christ, His substitutionary atonement, and the
inspiration of the Bible, to name a few.
It warms the cockles of my heart that kids who learn math from that
book will be designing safety systems for nuclear power plants.
--
Rev. Bob "Bob" Crispen
bob at crispen dot org
Ex Cathedra weblog: http://blog.crispen.org/
I refuse to have a culture war with an unarmed opponent. - uu_mom
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