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#1 2013-02-14 22:27:04
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My review of a vid.
Hi;
Check this vid out at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuOIpJnn888
It is about validating a simulation but covers more in an interesting way.
Isn't it amazing how when he writes 3.14161124, a number that differs from π by a mere .0000185 and asks his class to identify it we get an unearthly silence. I mean you can not even here anyone snoring. Just silence. Wunderbar!
I like the way the professor brings a doggie bag of treats to class and throws them to any kid who has the courage to answer a question. Does this provoke a plethora of answers in a Pavlovian way? Nope!
I love the whole explanation of Hooke's law. Professor shows a scatterplot that resembles a sausage or maybe a centipede and his comatose class is supposed to imagine the straight line in there. Not likely.
There are two kids who are getting all the treats in the bag save for the ones the portly instructor is keeping for himself. Both these kids must resemble Jabba the hut by now with all that chocolate they are consuming.
All in all he makes some good points about experimental data. Okay, back to the vid, I am half way done.
Wait, a third kid just got a treat, this Pavlov guy was really on to something!
Here is a blooper,
It is just as easy to fit a quadratic to the experimental data as a line.
Only if you have a package helping you!
I think the prof slips up with his proof that a quadratic fit will always result in a lower R^2. This maybe true but not for the reason he gives.
Very good explanation for overfitting but numerical stability is yet another reason why you should not do it. Particularly if you are using as a basis ordinary powers of x.
Two thumbs up for the vid!
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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#2 2013-02-15 06:54:54
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Re: My review of a vid.
I like the way he writes lowercase "t".
The limit operator is just an excuse for doing something you know you can't.
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#3 2013-02-15 06:58:52
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What is so strange about it?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#4 2013-02-15 07:04:08
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Nothing. I like the way he writes it.
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
#5 2013-02-15 07:05:10
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You like the little monkey tail on the bottom?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#6 2013-02-15 07:07:01
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His "t" doesn't have that "tail".
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
#7 2013-02-15 07:08:40
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25:30 in. In the word Fit you will see the monkey tail.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#8 2013-02-15 07:11:39
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There is one in "Reality" a bit before. Just noticed it. But, no, I like the tailless t's.
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
#9 2013-02-15 07:12:51
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Can you point out one t that has no tail?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#10 2013-02-15 07:25:46
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First two t's in "statistical" at 08:35.
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
#11 2013-02-15 07:29:01
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Hmmm, but then look at validity. A big tail!
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#12 2013-02-15 07:31:06
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Yes, but I like the ones without the tails.
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
#13 2013-02-15 07:32:38
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What did you think of the video?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#14 2013-02-15 07:39:07
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I really do not know what to think. You'd think at least someone would laugh at him throwing candy at students...
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
#15 2013-02-15 07:44:34
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Could be a class of zombies. Did you learn anything by watching it?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.
#16 2013-02-15 08:00:40
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Nothing more than the stuff you've been telling me.
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
#17 2013-02-15 08:19:10
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Well then you are ready for MIT! The commuting might be a little difficult.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
I am willing to wager that over 75% of the new words that appeared were nothing more than spelling errors that caught on.