Calculus I problem

kevinbahnz · 09-11-2013, 12:08 PM

this thread made me feel a little better about myself for flunking Cal I some 18 years ago.

Templar · 09-11-2013, 12:17 PM

Took vector calc and intro to PDE's.

Yea I don't remember that stuff...

PSUSMU · 09-11-2013, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Fifty3bags

Worst class ever: Calc II. Fuck that Taylor Series bullshit

QFT. That was the last straw before I gave up Engineering and transferred to IT.

Foxrus14 · 09-11-2013, 02:08 PM

I can verify that with 12 years working as an engineer and now an engineering manager, I have never needed calc, and never will.

AndreyT · 09-11-2013, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by KingOfJericho

After 10 years at a major financial institution, I can confirm that this will never be used in your real life.

Huh? How do "10 years at a major financial institution" qualify you for making statements about whether it is used in real life or not? I'd say it actually disqualifies you.

Meanwhile, after 16 years in electronic design automation industry I can confirm that "this" is constantly used in real life.

bumere90 · 09-11-2013, 02:45 PM

yeah, but I am not planning to become an engineer lol
thanks for the responses guys
I think I got it right.
Just had to add the notation

will.c · 09-11-2013, 04:34 PM

My calc teacher back in HS always played that annoying song "Chain of Fools."

grimlock · 09-12-2013, 01:27 AM

I will never intuitively understand stuff like this, and foreign languages ..

PSUSMU · 09-12-2013, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Foxrus14

I can verify that with 12 years working as an engineer and now an engineering manager, I have never needed calc, and never will.

Ok, but many real Engineers do use this in the real world.

kits135i · 09-12-2013, 10:11 AM

Can't you just put a problem into Google and it tells you the answer?

Fifty3bags · 09-12-2013, 10:13 AM

wolframalpha.com can help as well

!JGunz_325 · 09-13-2013, 12:59 AM

1+1=2 ...you're welcome

bumere90 · 09-24-2013, 11:01 AM

he freaking gave me a 60%
lol
even though everything was correct, he wanted an explanation...?

Billup · 09-24-2013, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by bumere90

he freaking gave me a 60%
lol
even though everything was correct, he wanted an explanation...?

Math teachers are like women. They don't care if your answer is right, they just want to know all the BS in-between, and if it's not what they want to hear, in the end, you are ultimately wrong.

He is just teaching you life lessons.

kits135i · 09-24-2013, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Billup

Math teachers are like women. They don't care if your answer is right, they just want to know all the BS in-between, and if it's not what they want to hear, in the end, you are ultimately wrong.

He is just teaching you life lessons.

For the first time I actually agree with Billup.

Vervain · 09-24-2013, 05:39 PM

So many engineers on this forum

Whostheboss · 09-25-2013, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Billup

Math teachers are like women. They don't care if your answer is right, they just want to know all the BS in-between, and if it's not what they want to hear, in the end, you are ultimately wrong.

He is just teaching you life lessons.

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