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Post by siamesesin on Jan 20, 2007 21:09:24 GMT -5
Yup, me too. Especially NINE DAY POWER OUTAGES!  |
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Post by Captain Hygiene on Jan 20, 2007 22:02:12 GMT -5
Derivation be hard  |
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Post by siamesesin on Jan 20, 2007 22:15:35 GMT -5
What dat?
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Post by mummifiedstalin on Jan 20, 2007 22:36:53 GMT -5
Derivation be hard Sounds somebody's bad at calculus. |
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Post by Phantom Engineer on Jan 20, 2007 22:37:57 GMT -5
Derivation be hard Sounds somebody's bad at calculus. And at grammar. |
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Post by mummifiedstalin on Jan 20, 2007 22:39:31 GMT -5
Sounds somebody's bad at calculus. And at grammar. Bah. Forgetting a word because you typed too fast isn't a grammar error. It's a typo. A grammar error are different. Sounds LIKE somebody's bad at calculus. |
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Post by siamesesin on Jan 20, 2007 22:49:43 GMT -5
I can't even barely do algebra, so I'm impressed by anyone who does calculus.
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Post by Captain Hygiene on Jan 20, 2007 23:38:18 GMT -5
Not so much calculus, as the nefarious things calculus is used for in the wonderful world of numerical modeling.
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Post by mummifiedstalin on Jan 20, 2007 23:39:16 GMT -5
Not so much calculus, as the nefarious things calculus is used for in the wonderful world of numerical modeling. How pedestrian. I'm a pure math man, myself. Edit: Of course, I expect others to actually, like, make things happen. |
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Post by Captain Hygiene on Jan 20, 2007 23:39:58 GMT -5
Pure math:  Applied math: merely a  |
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Post by Mr. Atari on Jan 21, 2007 1:21:16 GMT -5
Bah. If it ain't Base-13, it ain't real math.
I spent a year in A.P. Calculus, and only made the grade because I memorized every single formula. Then, on my A.P. test, I had a brain freeze and couldn't remember the formula I needed for the graph I was making. So, in a panic, I went back to basic algebra, plotted points one by one, and eventually re-built arrived at the formula from the ground up. Suddenly, it all became crystal clear, and I understood not merely the "what" of calculus, but the "why".
Like Archimedes in his bathtub, I had my "Eureka!" moment.
Then, I realized that this would be the last time I would ever use calculus in my whole life. I turned in my exam and cried bitter tears for learning too late that man is a feeling creature.
True story.
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Post by Captain Hygiene on Jan 21, 2007 1:45:27 GMT -5
The Samptari Theorem, I vaguely remember that.
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Post by Ratso on Jan 21, 2007 1:53:28 GMT -5
I didn't even know what calculus was until I went into this thread.
My stupidity is stronger than all of your "intelligence" combined.
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Post by Captain Hygiene on Jan 21, 2007 1:57:30 GMT -5
It's, like, math and stuff.
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Post by Ratso on Jan 21, 2007 1:59:57 GMT -5
Math is an old enemy of mine. Just like English, Science, Italian, and Gym.
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