Book of unsolvable integrals

[Dari]

I remember using it once. Anyone know the name?

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: Dari
I remember using it once. Anyone know the name?

You used it to... not solve something?

Gradshteyn and Ryzhik, never leave home without it.

 

[Dari]

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: Dari
I remember using it once. Anyone know the name?

You used it to... not solve something?

Gradshteyn and Ryzhik, never leave home without it.

The book I rememberd had nothing but unsolvable integrals. It was just a list. But this should suffice since it is over 1200 pages.

 

[DrPizza]

So, what do you do with a book of unsolvable integrals? "Let's see. Just integrate this thing. Whoa, I'm having trouble. I'll consult the book of unsolvable integrals. Shit, it's not in the book. Must be solvable."


http://www.mathtable.com/gr/

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
So, what do you do with a book of unsolvable integrals? "Let's see. Just integrate this thing. Whoa, I'm having trouble. I'll consult the book of unsolvable integrals. Shit, it's not in the book. Must be solvable."


http://www.mathtable.com/gr/

Ooooh... they have a 7th edition now. My advisor left his copy back in the States and I really should pressure him to get another one for us out here.

In addition to Gradshteyn and Ryzhik there is also Abramowitz and Stegun.

 

[TecHNooB]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
So, what do you do with a book of unsolvable integrals? "Let's see. Just integrate this thing. Whoa, I'm having trouble. I'll consult the book of unsolvable integrals. Shit, it's not in the book. Must be solvable."


http://www.mathtable.com/gr/

LOL!

 

[Dari]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
So, what do you do with a book of unsolvable integrals? "Let's see. Just integrate this thing. Whoa, I'm having trouble. I'll consult the book of unsolvable integrals. Shit, it's not in the book. Must be solvable."


http://www.mathtable.com/gr/

For me, it was a book of motivation. Of course, I always crashed down to earth. But it was fun.

EDIT: It was also good to look at the underlying proof to see what I could learn.

 

[TuxDave]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
So, what do you do with a book of unsolvable integrals? "Let's see. Just integrate this thing. Whoa, I'm having trouble. I'll consult the book of unsolvable integrals. Shit, it's not in the book. Must be solvable."


http://www.mathtable.com/gr/

haha, sometimes I apply to that way of thinking. Gives me a little extra motivation to not be the idiot that couldn't do something that was done already by someone else.

 

[Dari]

So, what do you do with a book of unsolvable integrals? "Let's see. Just integrate this thing. Whoa, I'm having trouble. I'll consult the book of unsolvable integrals. Shit, it's not in the book. Must be solvable."


http://www.mathtable.com/gr/

Oh man, my old thread. My wife and I have been battling this week. She was laughing at me for doing some calculations in my head even though I had Excel open. I told her that if you don't do something for a long time you tend to forget it. She laughed and said 'no'. So, I challenged her to a logic question I studied in high school. She got it right. Then a calculus problem from undergrad. She got it right too. Angry, I got an integral from the above book. She's stuck, obviously. That'll show her...

 

[alkemyst]

if you eat that book, all calculus is solvable.

 

[TecHNooB]

my reaction from years ago hasnt changed much. didnt even know i posted in this thread.