Post #156,187
5/21/04 2:48:53 AM
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"never use it in real life"
The whole 'I'll never use it in real life' thing was the major reason that sapped any interest I had in the subject. And dare I say, all these years down the track, I'm right.
I must confess that I've never had to calculate the volume of a sphere, solve a quadratic equation, or do whatever it is one does with big lumps of calculus, since 1989. In Years 11 and 12 I wouldn't have taken maths (the final two years, when we had the option to do so) if I'd had the courage.
Having said that, for a 12 year old, there is still plenty of maths to learn that you will use for the rest of your life...
Two out of three people wonder where the other one is.
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Post #156,192
5/21/04 3:27:46 AM
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Re: "never use it in real life"
Hmm.
And you worked for a bank....:-)
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Post #156,193
5/21/04 4:55:22 AM
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Still do. But they have these nifty 'computer' things.
Two out of three people wonder where the other one is.
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Post #156,229
5/21/04 2:15:45 PM
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Thank $DEITY for that. Computers make it possible for us to
stop thinking entirely.
bcnu,
Mikem
If you can read this, you are not the President.
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Post #156,233
5/21/04 2:29:13 PM
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That title gave me an error...
\n$ perl -we 'print "Thank $DEITY for that"' \nName "main::DEITY" used only once: possible typo at -e line 1.\nUse of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at -e line 1.\nThank for that\n Better luck next time at finding a belief-system neutral expression... :-P Cheers, Ben To deny the indirect purchaser, who in this case is the ultimate purchaser, the right to seek relief from unlawful conduct, would essentially remove the word consumer from the Consumer Protection Act
- [link|http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?NewsID=1246&Page=1&pagePos=20|Nebraska Supreme Court]
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Post #156,235
5/21/04 2:29:53 PM
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How about this?
Thank \\$DEITY for that.
bcnu,
Mikem
If you can read this, you are not the President.
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Post #156,255
5/21/04 4:11:46 PM
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No error there but....
I'm still puzzled at who is supposed to be addressed by that...
Cheers,
Ben
To deny the indirect purchaser, who in this case is the ultimate purchaser, the right to seek relief from unlawful conduct, would essentially remove the word consumer from the Consumer Protection Act
- [link|http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?NewsID=1246&Page=1&pagePos=20|Nebraska Supreme Court]
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Post #156,266
5/21/04 5:16:05 PM
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Don't let Her know about that :-)
bcnu,
Mikem
If you can read this, you are not the President.
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Post #156,223
5/21/04 1:39:50 PM
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And I dare say that you don't know what you're missing
As you well know, I went through graduate level math. Which is far more than most people will ever know, or have any desire to know. Most of it is spectacularly useless.
Yet in every single job that I've been in, I've had occasion to use advanced undergrad to graduate level math.
If you have the skill, you see how to apply it. If you don't, then you never realize that you had occasion to use it.
Cheers,
Ben
To deny the indirect purchaser, who in this case is the ultimate purchaser, the right to seek relief from unlawful conduct, would essentially remove the word consumer from the Consumer Protection Act
- [link|http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?NewsID=1246&Page=1&pagePos=20|Nebraska Supreme Court]
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Post #156,230
5/21/04 2:18:11 PM
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But "pure math" is so much more beautiful than "applied".
No, I don't want to start a debate on it. Just wanted everyone to know that some of us find the real beauty in mathematics before we figure out the exact(?) value of r. ;0)
bcnu,
Mikem
If you can read this, you are not the President.
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Post #156,334
5/22/04 10:47:23 AM
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Re: And I dare say that you don't know what you're missing
How do you explain the beauty of math? What use is a newborn baby?
-drl
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