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#26 2012-07-27 04:07:14
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Euler.
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
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#27 2012-07-27 04:22:35
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I was speaking of modern, living mathematicians.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#28 2012-07-27 04:30:55
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But you're a thousand years old!
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#29 2012-07-27 04:31:31
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But I am living, sort of. Euler is gone.
Also, I am not a mathematician!
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#30 2012-07-27 04:37:16
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You're not dead?
Oh, yeah. You're a numerical analyst. And the best one was a chemist. Makes sense. But, if you're not a mathematician then the rules don't apply to you. You can have two constants with your name on it. What is the one you had in mind?
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#31 2012-07-27 04:40:08
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About time you learned his name.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#32 2012-07-27 04:45:08
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I remember that problem. Isn't it one of the ones you came up with?
bobbym wrote:
This is the easiest one:
Evaluate the above integral to as many digits as you can. Find a good way to do so.
Is that analyst Robert Israel?
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#33 2012-07-27 04:53:05
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Nope, Robert is good but not that good. It is the legendary Forman S. Acton.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#34 2012-07-27 04:56:40
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Oh, he's the author of that book you mentioned "Numerical Methods That Work".
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
“It's the subject that nobody knows anything about that we can all talk about!” ― Richard Feynman
“A secret's worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept.” ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
#35 2012-07-27 05:00:40
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That is correct. If you have a problem to solve, if it is a numerical problem, then you bring it to him. You do not bother with a mathematician!
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.