Comments on: The calculus of history http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/30/the-calculus-of-history/ Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:12:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: crick http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/30/the-calculus-of-history/#comment-17632 crick Mon, 02 Oct 2006 10:01:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/30/the-calculus-of-history/#comment-17632 hahaha Hey nice trick.... hahaha Hey nice trick….

]]> By: hhEb09'1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/30/the-calculus-of-history/#comment-17629 hhEb09'1 Sun, 01 Oct 2006 21:25:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/30/the-calculus-of-history/#comment-17629 I enjoyed looking over the website, and found a lot of things I was interested in, but I wonder if she knows that the Newton Project that she has a link to on her Links page says that its first major task is "to produce a much-needed catalogue of all Newton's surviving theological, alchemical and administrative papers", a "complete edition" of his "extraordinary 'non-scientific' writings" I enjoyed looking over the website, and found a lot of things I was interested in, but I wonder if she knows that the Newton Project that she has a link to on her Links page says that its first major task is “to produce a much-needed catalogue of all Newton’s surviving theological, alchemical and administrative papers”, a “complete edition” of his “extraordinary ‘non-scientific’ writings”

]]> By: Robin Lee http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/30/the-calculus-of-history/#comment-17635 Robin Lee Sun, 01 Oct 2006 07:53:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/30/the-calculus-of-history/#comment-17635 I am trying to dig any mathematics trick now. :D I am trying to dig any mathematics trick now. :D

]]> By: Daran http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/30/the-calculus-of-history/#comment-17633 Daran Sun, 01 Oct 2006 04:08:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/30/the-calculus-of-history/#comment-17633 I hate to nit-pick, but epsilon is not infinitesimal. That's the true beauty of an epsilon-delta argument - both numbers are finite. I hate to nit-pick, but epsilon is not infinitesimal. That’s the true beauty of an epsilon-delta argument – both numbers are finite.

]]> By: The Bad Astronomer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/30/the-calculus-of-history/#comment-17628 The Bad Astronomer Sun, 01 Oct 2006 01:22:09 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/30/the-calculus-of-history/#comment-17628 What? Nothing from Jen-Luc? Don't get me wrong, it's fantastic to hear from Jennifer, but still... What? Nothing from Jen-Luc? Don’t get me wrong, it’s fantastic to hear from Jennifer, but still…

]]> By: Jennifer Ouellette http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/30/the-calculus-of-history/#comment-17634 Jennifer Ouellette Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:32:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/30/the-calculus-of-history/#comment-17634 It is I who should be currying favor with Phil, the bestest bad astronomer in the whole wide world. :) Seriously, I'm sure his site numbers just crush mine on a daily basis. And thanks for dissecting the math trick! It will come in very handy when my niece starts learning algebra... It is I who should be currying favor with Phil, the bestest bad astronomer in the whole wide world. :) Seriously, I’m sure his site numbers just crush mine on a daily basis. And thanks for dissecting the math trick! It will come in very handy when my niece starts learning algebra…

]]> By: Gary Ansorge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/30/the-calculus-of-history/#comment-17627 Gary Ansorge Sat, 30 Sep 2006 21:32:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/30/the-calculus-of-history/#comment-17627 I had a really great teacher of differential equations back in the late '70s, Dr. Wolfgang Rindler, at the Univ. Of Texas in Richardson. He taught the course as a cookbook approach. MAde it much easier to deal with the subject. He noted in passing he was originally majoring in math, working on his PhD, when he discovered he really didn't have a matematical mind, ie, the ability to "intuitively" grasp math. But being good at manipiulating the symbols, he just changed his major to physics and ran with it,,, GAry 7 I had a really great teacher of differential equations back in the late ’70s, Dr. Wolfgang Rindler, at the Univ. Of Texas in Richardson. He taught the course as a cookbook approach. MAde it much easier to deal with the subject. He noted in passing he was originally majoring in math, working on his PhD, when he discovered he really didn’t have a matematical mind, ie, the ability to “intuitively” grasp math. But being good at manipiulating the symbols, he just changed his major to physics and ran with it,,,

GAry 7

]]> By: Nigel Depledge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/30/the-calculus-of-history/#comment-17631 Nigel Depledge Sat, 30 Sep 2006 20:56:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/30/the-calculus-of-history/#comment-17631 I have to say, calculus is a bit of a stumbling block for me. I learned the basics at school (how to differentiate or integrate quadratic equations), but when I found myself (having acquired a PhD) years later trying to understand the integration of the equation of a rectangular hyperbola, I did struggle. I have to say, calculus is a bit of a stumbling block for me. I learned the basics at school (how to differentiate or integrate quadratic equations), but when I found myself (having acquired a PhD) years later trying to understand the integration of the equation of a rectangular hyperbola, I did struggle.

]]> By: helloteddy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/30/the-calculus-of-history/#comment-17630 helloteddy Sat, 30 Sep 2006 20:51:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/09/30/the-calculus-of-history/#comment-17630 haha! neat trick... I wish she could do these for harder subjects like topology. : haha! neat trick…
I wish she could do these for harder subjects like topology. :

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