Last Person #5

[Xue Sheng]

It's short and stocky - like me. Us - short and stocky things - must stick together. What with all of you - tall overgrown mutants - running around and banging your heads every which way.

Even though it VICIOUSLY jump me and popped me on top of the noggin.....I believe you are prejudice against the vertically gifted

 

[Xue Sheng]

SQUIRREL!

 

[donald1]

Not just any squirrel...

 

[AngryHobbit]

Even though it VICIOUSLY jump me and popped me on top of the noggin.....I believe you are prejudice against the vertically gifted

Oh, most certainly! Especially among the gravitationally superior.

 

[Xue Sheng]

Have a headache...feeling ornery....have some things to think about.......things that have been popping up for a long time now.......time to figure it out......nothing earth shattering..

 

[Gerry Seymour]

Have a headache...feeling ornery....have some things to think about.......things that have been popping up for a long time now.......time to figure it out......nothing earth shattering..

Anything involving Avogadro's number?

 

[Dirty Dog]

I have another headache today....I am beginning to believe that head-butting the replica of a Navajo sweat lodge, when I was t the Grand Canyon west...was not such a good idea

You need a burger. Or a big thick juicy rare steak. That'll fix you up.

 

[AngryHobbit]

Have a headache...feeling ornery....have some things to think about.......things that have been popping up for a long time now.......time to figure it out......nothing earth shattering..

Dark chocolate. That fixes everything.

 

[Xue Sheng]

Anything involving Avogadro's number?

sadly, no....more along the lines of the fundamental theorem of calculus

You need a burger. Or a big thick juicy rare steak. That'll fix you up.

What did I ever do to you that makes you want to see me dead..... I'm SORRY I have not shunned you...but you really need to try harder....you just have not done anything shun worthy....

Dark chocolate. That fixes everything.

Most things...and once the headache goes away.... I may just do that

 

[Gerry Seymour]

sadly, no....more along the lines of the fundamental theorem of calculus



What did I ever do to you that makes you want to see me dead..... I'm SORRY I have not shunned you...but you really need to try harder....you just have not done anything shun worthy....



Most things...and once the headache goes away.... I may just do that

Caffeine is pretty good with some types of headaches, so don't forget the coffee with your chocolate.

 

[AngryHobbit]

sadly, no....more along the lines of the fundamental theorem of calculus

I do not have fond memories of Avogadro's number. Chemistry. <shudders>

 

[Xue Sheng]

I do not have fond memories of Avogadro's number. Chemistry. <shudders>

Had a Calculus Prof in College that made us memorize the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus and then tested us on it...because it was very very important.

After the test was over, me being me, just had to make this comment to him.

Not doubting the fundamental theorem of calculus is important... but how important is it really..... les say I graduate with PhD in mathematics and I am sitting in an interview for a job..... what exactly do you think the likelihood of this happening..... Well Mr Xue you are highly qualified for this position and you have the educational back ground we are looking for...but I have one final, very important question that will make or break you for this job......What is the fundamental theorem of calculus?

He actually broke down laughing and when he was done he actually said..."I see your point". Not sure if he ever gave that test again...but if he didn't...all I have to say to all who came after me is..."You're welcome"

 

[Xue Sheng]

Caffeine is pretty good with some types of headaches, so don't forget the coffee with your chocolate.

Yup.....just had lunch...and a nice cup of Irish Tea..... not having coffee today.... and now....its...dark chocolate time

Edit: 85% cocoa today

 

[AngryHobbit]

Had a Calculus Prof in College that made us memorize the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus and then tested us on it...because it was very very important.

After the test was over, me being me, just had to make this comment to him.

Not doubting the fundamental theorem of calculus is important... but how important is it really..... les say I graduate with PhD in mathematics and I am sitting in an interview for a job..... what exactly do you think the likelihood of this happening..... Well Mr Xue you are highly qualified for this position and you have the educational back ground we are looking for...but I have one final, very important question that will make or break you for this job......What is the fundamental theorem of calculus?

He actually broke down laughing and when he was done he actually said..."I see your point". Not sure if he ever gave that test again...but if he didn't...all I have to say to all who came after me is..."You're welcome"

We don't study calculus in Ukraine - or didn't when I lived there. What is known as calculus in America, is actually a small portion of what we called Higher Mathematics. When you approach all of it at once, there is no one fundamental theorem of anything - there is a bunch of theorems, all of them fundamental, half of them unproven. What is known as the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus here is a tiny portion of integral and differential studies you sail through on your way to building three-dimensional functions. I honestly don't know, which approach is better. I prefer the all-out comprehensive way myself - but that could be just because that's the way I am accustomed to learning.

I do data analytics for a living, among other things, so I am one of those people who actually does use math daily. However, I think that is not the main advantage of having studied math. My father says, "Mathematics is gymnastics for the brain." When you do physical exercise, it's good for you even if you are not training for the Olympics. When you do math, it's good for developing analytical abilities even if you do not plan to use it professionally. So, I believe studying math and its applications (like numerical analysis) ultimately made me better at all my various jobs. Even when I washed dishes at the cafeteria on campus. It's amazing how much less loathsome washing dishes is when you start doing Gaussian eliminations in your head.

 

[Xue Sheng]

We don't study calculus in Ukraine - or didn't when I lived there. What is known as calculus in America, is actually a small portion of what we called Higher Mathematics. When you approach all of it at once, there is no one fundamental theorem of anything - there is a bunch of theorems, all of them fundamental, half of them unproven. What is known as the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus here is a tiny portion of integral and differential studies you sail through on your way to building three-dimensional functions. I honestly don't know, which approach is better. I prefer the all-out comprehensive way myself - but that could be just because that's the way I am accustomed to learning.

I do data analytics for a living, among other things, so I am one of those people who actually does use math daily. However, I think that is not the main advantage of having studied math. My father says, "Mathematics is gymnastics for the brain." When you do physical exercise, it's good for you even if you are not training for the Olympics. When you do math, it's good for developing analytical abilities even if you do not plan to use it professionally. So, I believe studying math and its applications (like numerical analysis) ultimately made me better at all my various jobs. Even when I washed dishes at the cafeteria on campus. It's amazing how much less loathsome washing dishes is when you start doing Gaussian eliminations in your head.

The course I asked that question is was called Technical Mathematics with Calculus.....I got all the way to Calculus 3, Linear Algebra and a Geographical Statistics course in college....before I came to my senses...should have stopped a Tech math...2 semesters of that fot you all the way to Differential Equations..... the Calc root...for math majors was Calc 1, Calc 2, Calc 3, Differential equations.... 4 semseters...but tech math was not good enough for a math major... and for a short period of time...to Calc 3... that is what I was....a math major......one of the many majors I pursued and left

 

[Steve]

The math skills in my family are all cancelled out by the Y chromosome. My wife and daughters are the math and science wizards. I got most of my math credits by taking philosophy courses, and lucky for me I could.

 

[AngryHobbit]

The course I asked that question is was called Technical Mathematics with Calculus.....I got all the way to Calculus 3, Linear Algebra and a Geographical Statistics course in college....before I came to my senses...should have stopped a Tech math...2 semesters of that fot you all the way to Differential Equations..... the Calc root...for math majors was Calc 1, Calc 2, Calc 3, Differential equations.... 4 semseters...but tech math was not good enough for a math major... and for a short period of time...to Calc 3... that is what I was....a math major......one of the many majors I pursued and left

Mechanical engineering is one of those majors with ALMOST as much math as the math majors. And there is more applied math if you go for your Master's - because unless you are rock-solid on differential equations, you can't study Heat Transfer. And not being able to study Heat Transfer is a tragedy.

If you are not rock solid with integral calculus and matrix theory, you can't study Applied Mechanics (commonly known as "rocket science"), which is also a tragedy.

And then, of course, there is stuff like design of experiments and statistical quality control. Which is just pure fun. I think.

 

[Xue Sheng]

The math skills in my family are all cancelled out by the Y chromosome. My wife and daughters are the math and science wizards. I got most of my math credits by taking philosophy courses, and lucky for me I could.

I liked Philosophy in college, but sadly, it could not be used as math credits at any of the schools I went to....

 

[AngryHobbit]

The math skills in my family are all cancelled out by the Y chromosome. My wife and daughters are the math and science wizards. I got most of my math credits by taking philosophy courses, and lucky for me I could.

How do you get math credits by taking philosophy? I nailed social psychology by applying there what I learned in statistics classes, but I didn't know you could go the other way around - getting through your math by taking philosophy.

 

[Xue Sheng]

Mechanical engineering is one of those majors with ALMOST as much math as the math majors. And there is more applied math if you go for your Master's - because unless you are rock-solid on differential equations, you can't study Heat Transfer. And not being able to study Heat Transfer is a tragedy.

If you are not rock solid with integral calculus and matrix theory, you can't study Applied Mechanics (commonly known as "rocket science"), which is also a tragedy.

And then, of course, there is stuff like design of experiments and statistical quality control. Which is just pure fun. I think.

My oldest is a Mechanical Engineering major. He started as a math major, then went to Applied Math, took a bit of a side road to Economics for a bit and then...Mechanical engineering and trying to maintain an Ecology minor