math: integrate

Discussion in 'Random Thoughts' started by polya, Jun 8, 2009.

  1. Dave_techie

    Dave_techie I call Sheniangans

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    it's not a moral thing, it's a "if you're too stupid to do it, you deserve an F"

    I don't believe moral concerns start with "if you're too stupid"
     
  2. lode

    lode Banned

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    I can understand that position.

    My position is, if I can profit off your stupidity, I will.
     
  3. Dave_techie

    Dave_techie I call Sheniangans

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    but what if they pay their way into having a real hard science degree, get a calculation wrong, and it endangers someone down the line?

    I can't be okay with that

    and that is moral.
     
  4. lode

    lode Banned

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    You George Bush's son paid you to get his engineering degree, started working on a rocket.

    Then one day they put that rocket onto a satellite orbiting the earth carrying nukes?

    Then you've started world war 3? Because I understand the objection, but that'd be awesome.
     
  5. Dave_techie

    Dave_techie I call Sheniangans

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    the wings in your sig aren't anywhere NEAR big enough to lift a person's weight.
     
  6. I'minmyunderwear

    I'minmyunderwear Newbie

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    lazy, not stupid.

    anyone can do simple math equations if they make the effort to figure out how. odds are this person has a textbook that explains exactly what needs to be done.
     
  7. lode

    lode Banned

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    I think that's why shes sitting in a room looking sullen. ;)
     
  8. Dave_techie

    Dave_techie I call Sheniangans

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    she has the muscles she needs to support an naca airfoil

    she needn't sulk.
     
  9. lode

    lode Banned

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    Something tells me we'd really get along Dave. :biggrin:
     
  10. Holographic Trousers

    Holographic Trousers Member

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    rofl cute
     
  11. Dave_techie

    Dave_techie I call Sheniangans

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    Prosthetics are common.

    with carbon fiber, and complex aerogels she could do even better than those trashy old flesh wings.
     
  12. lode

    lode Banned

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    Oh, she has complex gels alright. ;)

    Dave, enlighten me, You're in school now for aviation engineering?
     
  13. Dave_techie

    Dave_techie I call Sheniangans

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    I'm following all of the materials all of the teachers are offering and listening to the recorded lectures, and doing most of the assignments.


    unfortunately, I am still having to cope with academic sins of my past, so I have to do two years at a community college to bring up my GPA, then I have to apply to my dream school (the one I am doing the work from, and have the books from, etc,)

    but, I know more about rocket science than anyone not in classes for it without a degree in it or a job in the field, probably..... I suppose....
     
  14. fitzy21

    fitzy21 Worst RT Mod EVAH!!!!

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    i could have a test with this question on it, and have my book with it explained in full on how to do the problem open for the test - and all along before the test i was seeing a math tutor 2-3 times a week and i would still get the problem wrong. shit, i had to cheat on my precalc tests when we had to use the trig tables for sin, cos, tan, cosec, sec, and cot. i'm not joking, i have 3 different calculators with those values penciled in on the back for the sole reason to be able to pass precalc tests

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  15. Cate8

    Cate8 Senior Member

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    I often just guess with the maths. I did take a testing for it, and Im at a grade 8 level. :cheers2:
     
  16. rastapasta

    rastapasta Member

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    its obviously a trick question, the math problem that is. but since i am . .. god is it almost 20 years?, . . . removed from triganometry and a decade from any type of calculus, i cannot give u an acurate solution.
     
  17. Carlfloydfan

    Carlfloydfan Travel lover

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    Ha, that is highly unlikely, because of one problem.

    Maybe the math teachers sucks and this was an assignment given today due tomorrow.

    And get off the kids back, he did say HELP, not DO. So until something else is stated otherwise, he just needs help is what I understand!
     
  18. Jaitaiyai

    Jaitaiyai Cianpo di tutti capi

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    That's what I thought. :cheers2:

    I haven't got this far in maths yet. :leaving:
     
  19. Dave_techie

    Dave_techie I call Sheniangans

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    it's simple enough that "helping" is like, one step. (not literally, but, seriously, not a complex problem)
     
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