Algorithms - 6 Minute English

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2 жыл бұрын

Algorithms are often hidden, but they are very much present in our daily lives. If you order a pizza using an app, join an online dating site or a search engine, they are doing something for you. Sam and Neil discuss maths and teach you related vocabulary.
This week's quiz
Einstein’s famous equation is E=MC2 - but what does the ‘E’ stand for?
a) electricity
b) energy
c) everything
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
Vocabulary
equation
mathematical statement using symbols to show how two things are equal
bogyman
someone that people called bad or evil in order to make other people afraid
inscrutable
not showing emotions or thoughts and therefore very difficult to know
efficient
working quickly and effectively in an organised way
sort
group things which share similarities together
in a flash
quickly or suddenly
To download the audio and a transcript, go to:
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@childericoalencastro 2 жыл бұрын

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@safirsemon 2 жыл бұрын

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@ThiagoRodrigues-il8vs 2 жыл бұрын

Yes Sam, you assumed many of us wouldn't get a thing about "energy equation" or "algorithm numbers" and you are totally right. I'm inept at math besides those four basic operations. What we really learned was the new vocabulary. Algorithm is a BOGYMAN (or boogeyman in american variant) in therms of numbers but it's present in our daily life. We access internet and they're always there, tons and tons of advertisement related to things that we typed only once in google search. That's capitalism, trying to makes buy more and more. Bye bye!!!

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@user-wc5sy1vg5g 9 ай бұрын

Interesting topic,thanks for sharing this video.

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@dhungayilafjad4783 2 жыл бұрын

Valuable ideas.

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That was a very useful audio. Thanks.

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@irenefang246 Жыл бұрын

My summary while listening The topic is about algorithms which has increasingly become common in our daily lives. We can easily find them on social media when a set of mathematical instructions would suggest our favorite songs or interesting video based on our past searches. According to Ramesh Srinivasan, a professor, algorithms actually mean a set of instructions are used to answer questions or problems. Therefore, they’re not necessarily inscrutable or mysterious as people often think. To understand algorithms better, let’s take an example. How can we sort apples in an orchard by size? It would be challenging if we collected all apples and started sorting all of them. It’s much more straightforward when we pick apples in just one tree and sort them into small, medium and big apples. Generally speaking, algorithms provide people efficient ways to solve problems.

@bbclearningenglish Жыл бұрын

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@tgchan Жыл бұрын

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@sena7921 2 жыл бұрын

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@bbclearningenglish 2 жыл бұрын

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@rileylee2866 2 жыл бұрын

sorting emails means ordering them by data rather than grouping them

@user-hj1qr1re9g 2 жыл бұрын

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@manisco5098 2 жыл бұрын

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@dhungayilafjad4783 2 жыл бұрын

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@supergamer5791 2 жыл бұрын

Algorithms were invented by Persian mathematician Muhammad al-Khwarizmi.

@rokiaroki4190 2 жыл бұрын

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@user-iu4nn4nf6o 2 жыл бұрын

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@AnhNguyen-yt3bp 2 жыл бұрын

Why don't you stop for a bit and say the next sentence after that

@1abduvaitovpubg866 6 ай бұрын

It is so unfair why don't you talk about person who invented algorithm.Algorithms invented by Muhammad Al Khwarizmi and he was born/lived in Uzbekistan

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