Archive for April, 2008
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Michael:
Starting about the 12th century, or so we read, Western Christians in Spain began translating texts on natural philosophy, astronomy, and mathematics from Arabic sources into Latin. At one point, this all sounded so interesting that I …
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
stevelk:
Regardless of how well I did on the final exam, the math told me I would get an “F” in the course. So I started thinking “outside the box,” trying to figure out what, other than math, might save me. What about that urban legend where, …
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
sadia:
However, it would be up to Brahe’s subordinate Kepler to found the mathematics of modern astronomy. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -. Truly, the more we ...
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
jgriffin:
solve for indicated letter d=6e e=
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Nic Thuganomics:
f(z)=�?�(|xy| ) |z|=�?�(x^2+y^2 ) in general Now will that mean f(z)=�?�((xy)^(1⁄2) )=xy ?? I will appreciate your help, Thanks, Jas.
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
unknown:
I’ve been given a problem by a chap on another forum, to do with making a computer game. The guy wants a missile pre-aim system (a little like clay pigeon shooting), where the target’s angle in degrees and speed in pixels-per-frame are …
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
unknown:
… with it a skepticism about the value of mathematics as a tool for economic analysis. If Kohn is correct, then economists of the past two or three generations may have committed one of the greatest blunders in intellectual history. …
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Todd Trimble:
That was easy, right? Now let’s look at what we would call a more general case of the same problem:. EXAMPLE 2. What are the similarities and differnces between the equations’ in examples 1 and 2? EQUATION 1: EQUATION 2: …
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
unknown:
Calculus sucks, yet I’ve decided to stay onto the lesson and continue to study that module since it does not affect my results at all. I was having a slight headache while formulas are being thrown at me, bombarding my mind with all the …
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Jonathan Gray:
Calculus sucks, yet I’ve decided to stay onto the lesson and continue to study that module since it does not affect my results at all. I was having a slight headache while formulas are being thrown at me, bombarding my mind with all the …
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