Ugh, power series...

[Darien]

Originally posted by: Tyler
Ok, so this morning, I take my homework to class, we go over it, and then the professor says "I don't think we need to turn this in. There's only 3 days left of class, and I won't have time to get it back to you, so we don't need to turn in the rest of the homework"

ugh.

At least you got practice in

My course on Diff EQ just finished (goo summer vacation!) and I'm still really rusty on doing taylor series

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Darien

Originally posted by: Tyler
Ok, so this morning, I take my homework to class, we go over it, and then the professor says "I don't think we need to turn this in. There's only 3 days left of class, and I won't have time to get it back to you, so we don't need to turn in the rest of the homework"

ugh.

At least you got practice in

My course on Diff EQ just finished (goo summer vacation!) and I'm still really rusty on doing taylor series

I hate Taylor series, with a passion.

 

[BatmanNate]

To imply that we can change our perceptions is deceiving. We can institute alteration at the epistemological level (since we can make what we will of what knowledge our perceptions allow us to form.)

 

[DrPizza]

Wow, I start teaching Taylor and McLaurin Series early next week. I hate them too!! (But not as much as students typically hate them)

edit: 1 more post til 500... gotta make a good one!

 

[Quad]

you know the mac series for 1/1+x, so just integrate it

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: BatmanNate
To imply that we can change our perceptions is deceiving. We can institute alteration at the epistemological level (since we can make what we will of what knowledge our perceptions allow us to form.)

Well, duh. Anyone can say it that way.

Your distillation is refreshing, however.

 

[jaeger66]

Originally posted by: Zakath15


Of course it isn't, because you have firsthand knowledge of the world around you. To pretend that the world is without pain (or evil, if you will) is delusional. However, does this mean that pain is all encompassing? Does it mean that we are to resign ourselves to the mind-numbing shlop that is pop culture?

Depends on how intelligent you are. Stupid people aren't smart enough to know that their lives are worthless, so they are happy. Intelligent people come to two realizations: 1.)They are hopelessly outnumbered by people who think "Survivor" is a good show, and 2.) Life can really be a drag if you think about it too much. Which leads to the age-old philosophical question: Is it better to lack a higher understanding yet be content, or is the higher understanding itself worth pain and torture? IOW, Carrot Top fans are genuinely happy, but would you want to trade brains with one of them?

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: jaeger66

Originally posted by: Zakath15


Of course it isn't, because you have firsthand knowledge of the world around you. To pretend that the world is without pain (or evil, if you will) is delusional. However, does this mean that pain is all encompassing? Does it mean that we are to resign ourselves to the mind-numbing shlop that is pop culture?

Depends on how intelligent you are. Stupid people aren't smart enough to know that their lives are worthless, so they are happy. Intelligent people come to two realizations: 1.)They are hopelessly outnumbered by people who think "Survivor" is a good show, and 2.) Life can really be a drag if you think about it too much. Which leads to the age-old philosophical question: Is it better to lack a higher understanding yet be content, or is the higher understanding itself worth pain and torture? IOW, Carrot Top fans are genuinely happy, but would you want to trade brains with one of them?

Funny, this same question got posed to me a few days ago by a friend.

 

When your education stops and grinding out code for a bunch of faceless suits begins. I realize that's probably what you do now, but that degree on the wall doesn't make it go away. It just means you'll deal with a higher level of idiot. You'll realize that you are nothing but an expendable cog in a massive machine and nothing you ever do will make a difference. And then you'll lose your job to some immigrant who will work twice as long for half the money. Your wife will leave you, the bank will foreclose on your house, and you'll die alone in the gutter. Or you'll write a brand new web application that MS buys for half a billion dollars and retire at 25.

Dood, get out of the office. You are WAY too wrapped up in capatalism to enjoy your life.

 

[Syringer]

Originally posted by: Deeko
I feel your pain...we're doin the same stuff right now

Didn't you finish Calc II last quarter?

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: jaeger66

Originally posted by: Zakath15


Of course it isn't, because you have firsthand knowledge of the world around you. To pretend that the world is without pain (or evil, if you will) is delusional. However, does this mean that pain is all encompassing? Does it mean that we are to resign ourselves to the mind-numbing shlop that is pop culture?

Depends on how intelligent you are. Stupid people aren't smart enough to know that their lives are worthless, so they are happy. Intelligent people come to two realizations: 1.)They are hopelessly outnumbered by people who think "Survivor" is a good show, and 2.) Life can really be a drag if you think about it too much. Which leads to the age-old philosophical question: Is it better to lack a higher understanding yet be content, or is the higher understanding itself worth pain and torture? IOW, Carrot Top fans are genuinely happy, but would you want to trade brains with one of them?

I would not trade my intelligence for anything. It is part of who I am, how I view the world, how I interact with others. It is painful, but that is part of life. It has always been part of my life, and it is something I have accepted. That does not mean that pain is an overwhelming force - I have simply adapted how I respond to adversity and pain.