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#2001 2013-01-09 05:19:05

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Re: What do you think?

What?


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#2002 2013-01-09 05:26:56

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Re: What do you think?

Hi;

I think this is the hardest question I ever posed, besides "Why?".

http://www.mathisfunforum.com/viewtopic … 15#p212615

post #415

If you can learn that lesson you will succeed, I never could learn it...


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#2003 2013-01-09 13:47:53

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Re: What do you think?

Hmmm... I still do not agree with that guy.


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#2004 2013-01-09 13:51:46

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Re: What do you think?

Yes, I know but someday you will agree with me about something.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#2005 2013-01-09 14:02:43

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Re: What do you think?

Something in particular or in general?


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#2006 2013-01-09 14:06:02

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Re: What do you think?

You did not get the joke or maybe I did not...


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#2007 2013-01-09 14:07:09

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Re: What do you think?

Well, it seemed to me you think I do nit agree with you on anything...


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#2008 2013-01-09 14:11:58

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Re: What do you think?

No, no, no. I was making a joke, I think you meant him but since you did not say the name I was saying you said me. Hard to explain.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#2009 2013-01-09 14:13:34

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Re: What do you think?

Uh-huh. I get it. But since I was talking to you, "him" couldn't be you.


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#2010 2013-01-09 14:16:35

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Re: What do you think?

It was an unclear reference so I was using that. And who says I think you do not agree with me ever?


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#2011 2013-01-09 14:19:09

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Re: What do you think?

It was all a big misunderstand so just forget about it.


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#2012 2013-01-09 14:20:21

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Re: What do you think?

No problem, but the point is he is right.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#2013 2013-01-09 14:25:42

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Re: What do you think?

He is not.


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#2014 2013-01-09 14:27:21

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Re: What do you think?

Hmmm, much of success is looking good. If you can not ever solve a problem you will look like a schnook.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#2015 2013-01-09 15:12:38

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Re: What do you think?

Since when do you care what other people think about you?


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#2016 2013-01-09 15:31:40

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Re: What do you think?

I was not talking about me. I was talking about you. You will have to fit in to society a bit better than I did. I know you will.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#2017 2013-01-10 13:42:27

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Re: What do you think?

Passion for hard math problems will not change the way I fit in..


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#2018 2013-01-10 13:48:56

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Re: What do you think?

Hmmm, to write papers and publish you need to solve the problem. That means finding the right problems to work on. No publish, no eat, do you see the point?


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#2019 2013-01-10 14:09:21

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Re: What do you think?

I do.


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#2020 2013-01-10 14:16:48

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Re: What do you think?

A man has got to know his limitations.

Everyone wants to solve the big ones but very few can. Take what that guy is doing with his supposed bust to calculus. Instead of being satisfied with doing math and having a good time, he thinks he is tremendously brilliant and is going to revamp all of mathematics. The result, he is barred from a hundred forums. He never has any fun, thinks everyone is robbing him of his rightful place in history and refuses to study any more math because he thinks all of it is lies.

The sad part is he is bright and hardworking. If only he had chosen to study math in the right way he would have succeeded, instead of being ridiculed he would be listened to.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#2021 2013-01-10 14:34:30

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Re: What do you think?

I kinda feel sorry for him.

Maybe he will be able to see the light soon. I sure hope he does!


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#2022 2013-01-10 14:50:44

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Re: What do you think?

Admittedly he is an extreme case and it is unlikely that many people would go that way.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#2023 2013-01-15 08:31:58

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Re: What do you think?

New Problem:

Three big urns contain water. 1 / 2 of the water in the 1st one is put into the 2nd urn. Then 1 / 3 of the water in the 2nd one is dumped into the 3rd one. Now here is the exciting part, 1 / 5 of the water in the 3rd urn is poured back into the first urn! How much of the total water ends up in the 1st urn after many repetitions of this incredible process?

A says) Impossibe to determine due to the Tarski paradox!

B says) 1 / 4

C says) 1 / 5

D says) Who is Tarski? Was he a waterboy?

E says) ( 1 / 4 + 1 / 5 ) / 2

What do you say?


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#2024 2013-01-15 09:02:45

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Re: What do you think?

Hi bobbym


“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

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#2025 2013-01-15 09:15:17

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Re: What do you think?


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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