http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=3916173
Clever and awesome. Math skills like this should be required for many more jobs, in my opinion.
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http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=3916173
Clever and awesome. Math skills like this should be required for many more jobs, in my opinion.
Speaking as someone who uses higher math and statistics every day at work, I approve. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by ChaoofNee
What do you do?
I dont think i follow because that's really easy to do with a computer program using Erastothene's prime sieve algorithm, an algorithm to generate e (most likely a taylor polynomial), and a simple search algorithm. Maybe I'll sit down and give it a shot.
EDIT: I suppose I should read the whole article. This isn't all that difficult because it's just the first problem, the website you find leads to more.
I don't remember diddly squat of Calculus (or Trig for that matter anymore). Its been so long since I've taken a math class (4 years I think).
<sigh>... the problem with math is that you need to really apply it (whether at work or school) to truly remember it. I still have my old exams and textbooks..so I suppose I could always refresh my memory...then again maybe not.
This is not a "math" problem, it's a numerical analysis problem. I will solve it this sunday. It's not that hard, I've already solved it in my head.
I remember e from chemistry.
What do I win?
Here's the thing though - calculus and trigonometry are a tiny tiny tiny tiny part of math. Most people talk about calculus like its evil, but thats because thats all they were required to take in college. It gets much deeper, much more different, much harder, and a lot worse. Calculus is to the classes I take now as algebra is to Calculus. If Im in class now, and something out of nowhere calls for a triple integral or a trig substitution Im expected to know how to do it without any further questions.Quote:
I don't remember diddly squat of Calculus (or Trig for that matter anymore). Its been so long since I've taken a math class (4 years I think).
I used to be fairly adept at math back in public school, made A's and the occasional B when I slacked off, but have hardly had to touch any of it in college. Some of the horror stories I've heard from CS majors and other folk have made me glad of that fact. Diff - out of curiousity what are you looking to do once you get out of school? I'm sure there's tons of stuff that would open up to someone with a mathematics degree, I just couldn't ever see myself going through the agony.
CS majors only have to go as far as Calculus 2, don't they? I can't imagine any horror stories from THAT.Quote:
Originally Posted by station82o