Things That Annoy You

[dpareja]

I remember when we did math on a piece of paper (or 20, depending on the size of the problems and how much work you had to 'show'.)   Ah, those halcyon days of youth...

Reminds me of this old joke:

Dean, to the physics department. "Why do I always have to give you guys so much money, for laboratories and expensive equipment and stuff. Why couldn't you be like the math department - all they need is money for pencils, paper and waste-paper baskets. Or even better, like the philosophy department. All they need are pencils and paper."

[Sigmaleph]

I remember when we did math on a piece of paper (or 20, depending on the size of the problems and how much work you had to 'show'.)   Ah, those halcyon days of youth...

I still do math on paper...

I mean, not exclusively. Doing statistics or numerical analysis by hand should probably be banned by the Geneva Convention. But pen, paper and my trusty slide rule the occasional calculator is most of what I use.

I do own a slide rule, though I never use it

[RavynousHunter]

Sheeeeeeeeit, I'd be halfway to Fucked Town if it weren't for my TI nSpire, since it does most of the calculus for me.

[Ultimate Paragon]

Big windstorm blew a lot of tree branches into my driveway.

[Sigmaleph]

Sheeeeeeeeit, I'd be halfway to Fucked Town if it weren't for my TI nSpire, since it does most of the calculus for me.

Huh. I don't usually think of calculus as something you let a computer do for you. I mean, obviously it's useful, and sometimes inevitable when you need numerical approaches, but I still do all my e.g. differentiation by hand. Builds intuition and whatnot.

[dpareja]

Sheeeeeeeeit, I'd be halfway to Fucked Town if it weren't for my TI nSpire, since it does most of the calculus for me.

Huh. I don't usually think of calculus as something you let a computer do for you. I mean, obviously it's useful, and sometimes inevitable when you need numerical approaches, but I still do all my e.g. differentiation by hand. Builds intuition and whatnot.

When it gets really complicated I have no problems with turning to Mathematica. Some of the integrals I had to do in my calculus of variations course were too difficult for me to do by hand.

[RavynousHunter]

Sheeeeeeeeit, I'd be halfway to Fucked Town if it weren't for my TI nSpire, since it does most of the calculus for me.

Huh. I don't usually think of calculus as something you let a computer do for you. I mean, obviously it's useful, and sometimes inevitable when you need numerical approaches, but I still do all my e.g. differentiation by hand. Builds intuition and whatnot.

I'm sure I can learn it properly, now that I have the basis down.  I'll likely go back and do some reading on my own.  From what I've heard, derivatives and definite integrals are the easiest part of calculus, and that seems to be the only parts this class covers, since its more business calculus than scientific.

[dpareja]

Sheeeeeeeeit, I'd be halfway to Fucked Town if it weren't for my TI nSpire, since it does most of the calculus for me.

Huh. I don't usually think of calculus as something you let a computer do for you. I mean, obviously it's useful, and sometimes inevitable when you need numerical approaches, but I still do all my e.g. differentiation by hand. Builds intuition and whatnot.

I'm sure I can learn it properly, now that I have the basis down.  I'll likely go back and do some reading on my own.  From what I've heard, derivatives and definite integrals are the easiest part of calculus, and that seems to be the only parts this class covers, since its more business calculus than scientific.

Just about anything involving only derivatives is going to be easier than anything involving integrals.

(I always find it a touch humorous that in numerical analysis, quite the opposite is true.)

[SpaceProg]

And suddenly when math-talk is concerned, I lose the ability to understand words.

[guizonde]

And suddenly when math-talk is concerned, I lose the ability to understand words.

you and me both.

*shivers* math buffs... scary.

[Zygarde]

Same goes for me (granted I failed basic maths so.)

[Askold]

Math is nowhere as scary as writing. Essays and short stories used to give me nightmares.

Then again, my language skills still suck. It might not be as easy to notice when I write in English but I have at least as many spelling errors and other mistakes when I write in Finnish.

[guizonde]

Math is nowhere as scary as writing. Essays and short stories used to give me nightmares.

Then again, my language skills still suck. It might not be as easy to notice when I write in English but I have at least as many spelling errors and other mistakes when I write in Finnish.

maybe that's because finnish is a goddamn complicated language with eldritch grammar? everybody says french and latin are tough, but it's peanuts compared to spoken chinese and written finnish! i mean, i picked up latin without ever studying it. finnish? aside from "vittu", i've no idea where to begin. it's so complicated even scandinavia weirds out when seeing finnish. and they're neighbors!

(panic-rant over)

[TheL]

Sheeeeeeeeit, I'd be halfway to Fucked Town if it weren't for my TI nSpire, since it does most of the calculus for me.

Huh. I don't usually think of calculus as something you let a computer do for you. I mean, obviously it's useful, and sometimes inevitable when you need numerical approaches, but I still do all my e.g. differentiation by hand. Builds intuition and whatnot.

I'm sure I can learn it properly, now that I have the basis down.  I'll likely go back and do some reading on my own.  From what I've heard, derivatives and definite integrals are the easiest part of calculus, and that seems to be the only parts this class covers, since its more business calculus than scientific.

Oh man, a calculus discussion?   Awesome!

So, what do you get when you integrate 1/cabin with respect to cabin? :3



And @guizonde, Finnish isn't even an Indo-European language like the Scandinavian ones.  It's a Finno-Ugric language.

[guizonde]

And @guizonde, Finnish isn't even an Indo-European language like the Scandinavian ones.  It's a Finno-Ugric language.

yeah i know, had a girlfriend who had a girl-boner for the language and tried to learn it...