雅思口语：8.5分示范：数学课学到的技能

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Speaking of a skill that I learnt in math, the one that immediately comes to mind is using statistic methods to calculate the likelihood of things happening.

During my undergraduate study, we had this course called advanced mathematics. It was a very demanding course as it was difficult and a lot of students fail to pass its exam every year. 

The reason I took this course was not because I love math or anything, it was because this was a compulsory subject and I had to pass it in order to graduate. This course was particularly lengthy as it expands through 4 semesters, and in the fourth semester we learnt to calculate probability. We started with very simple ideas such as calculating the chances of getting “one”s when rolling a dice, and then moved on to more sophisticated ideas such as testing the likelihood of something based on its samples. And in order to inspire us, my teacher back then shared a news with us, about a few math professionals using probability calculations to win gambling games. It is said that these professionals collected data on race horses and bet on horses that they assumed to have the greatest chance to win. And this won them huge amount of fortune. 

Of course I don’t gamble ,but I use the probability methods to analyze the information I receive and I have been able to spot rumors and identify useful information, which is of great help!