philothea Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 [quote name='Snarf' date='Dec 8 2005, 11:21 PM']One time in physics I didn't see that there was a provided equation to calculate the induced voltage of an electron orbiting a magnetic dipole, or something like that. So, I made my own! Except, I forgot that the critical traversed path was the circumference and not the radius, so when I was explaining this to my professor he was just like, "umm, you're off by two-pi. But, good effort." He must have thought I was an idiot-savant-idiot. [right][snapback]817788[/snapback][/right] [/quote]
Cow of Shame Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 [quote name='Snarf' date='Dec 8 2005, 11:21 PM']Ah, the Sun Constant. I use vector/dimension-less constants all the time in physics problems. [/quote] I had a friend in AE who was supposed to determine the max cruising height of an airplane. After many pages of work, he got a negative number. Not wanting to redo it all, he scrawled "I've discovered the submarine!!" on his paper and turned it in.
Aloysius Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 lol that's awesome! if i were the teacher i would've given it to him! i'm a sucker for funny answers
scardella Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 My calc teacher in HS liked to say: [quote name='Atilano Gomez']Math is beautiful! [/quote] He also would get aggravated and say... [quote]What do you want me to say, s***?!?![/quote] It was really funny, because he was from Guatemala and ~65 yrs old. He also showed the only movie I've seen in a Math class: Stand and Deliver. It was about a Math teacher that got his whole class (made up of low-income inner-city types) to take Calculus and pass the AP exam. They had gotten to school early and had saturday school just to catch up to take Calculus... It's a feel-good movie..
Nathan Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 Rene Descartes believed that the only way to truly understand philosophy was to first master mathematics. I hope he was wrong.
Didacus Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 I still have all my math books at home from my University days! I cna, with a little time and research, express the solution to 99% of all math problems imaginable! (Except of course economy... I sold that one once I passed the course... think I got meself a pint a beer for it too!)
Didacus Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 [quote name='Nathan' date='Dec 9 2005, 09:38 AM']Rene Descartes believed that the only way to truly understand philosophy was to first master mathematics. I hope he was wrong. [right][snapback]818150[/snapback][/right] [/quote] One of his most popular quotes; "No one with a firm knowledge of calculus will ever loose an argument against someone who does not." DesCartes... one of the big-guns of math for sure!!!
scardella Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 [quote name='Nathan' date='Dec 9 2005, 09:38 AM']Rene Descartes believed that the only way to truly understand philosophy was to first master mathematics. I hope he was wrong. [right][snapback]818150[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Well I guess he didn't understand philosophy then!! Dang differential calculus!
photosynthesis Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 I know nothing about calculus. And I like it that way.
Cow of Shame Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 My prof in college was hilarious. People could ask him to go thru homework problems and he would meticulously do so on the overhead. One time, when he had completed a problem, a student raised his hand and said, "But that's not the answer they had in the back of the book..." He blankly looked at the overhead for a moment, then exclaimed, "Those [i]bastards[/i]!!" He'd also do physics problems that would invariably involve the messy demise of Republicans. "Ok, if a Republican was standing here, and we launched a rocket from here...." "If we dropped a Republican from a plane at this height....."
Sojourner Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 I had a teacher in high school (geometry and trig) who used to work out problems on an overhead using markers. One day he used blue and red washable marker, and when he went to spray it with windex to clean off the transparency, all the colors swirled together. He looked at it for a second, then starts laughing. "Smurf blood!"
littleflower+JMJ Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 [quote name='scardella' date='Dec 9 2005, 07:50 AM']My calc teacher in HS liked to say: [quote name='Atilano Gomez']Math is beautiful! [/quote] He also would get aggravated and say... It was really funny, because he was from Guatemala and ~65 yrs old. He also showed the only movie I've seen in a Math class: Stand and Deliver. It was about a Math teacher that got his whole class (made up of low-income inner-city types) to take Calculus and pass the AP exam. They had gotten to school early and had saturday school just to catch up to take Calculus... It's a feel-good movie.. [right][snapback]818028[/snapback][/right] [/quote] stand and deliver is one of my fav movies--since im going to be a math teacher too albert einstein said" Do not worry about your mathematical difficulties, be assured mine are much greater!"
photosynthesis Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 [quote name='Cow of Shame' date='Dec 9 2005, 12:54 PM']He'd also do physics problems that would invariably involve the messy demise of Republicans. "Ok, if a Republican was standing here, and we launched a rocket from here...." "If we dropped a Republican from a plane at this height....." [right][snapback]818234[/snapback][/right] [/quote] that's hilarious
scardella Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 [quote name='photosynthesis' date='Dec 9 2005, 12:24 PM']that's hilarious [right][snapback]818432[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Except I'm probably one of those Republicans It's funny anyway, though.
AlterDominicus Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 I got all A's last year in math, now I have Algebra I, so I kind of understand. 5x > 3 + I or X < 31 - 4x Anyone care to solve...? I mean its simple High School Math.
Cow of Shame Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 [quote name='AlterDominicus' date='Dec 9 2005, 03:09 PM'] Anyone care to solve...? I mean its simple High School Math. [/quote] Nope...and that's exactly the reason.
littleflower+JMJ Posted December 10, 2005 Posted December 10, 2005 [quote name='Deeds' date='Dec 9 2005, 02:38 PM']I am about to apply to do a PhD in maths. [right][snapback]818751[/snapback][/right] [/quote] whoa. thats awesome!
Cow of Shame Posted December 10, 2005 Posted December 10, 2005 [quote name='littleflower+JMJ' date='Dec 9 2005, 12:01 PM']albert einstein said" Do not worry about your mathematical difficulties, be assured mine are much greater!" [right][snapback]818365[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Well, he certainly was an arrogant jerk....
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