I said I love science, not that I know it or can practice it, they’re different things.
Science is a process, and it’s really simple:
- Form a hypothesis (make a statement of what you want to test, ensure it is testable; if it’s not testable it’s not amenable to science)
- Come up with how to test the hypothesis
- Test the hypothesis
- Publish the results and details
There are technical bits that make that easier, but the big parts are keeping records of what you’ve done and what the results were
Some hypotheses are expensive to test, best leave those to the well funded pros
Im not familiar with kurzegesagt or Rick and Morty hentai but I’m pretty sure that was the expression on my face for most of the runtime of Interstellar
That’s because your frigid heart doesn’t understand the science of looooove
It’s true. Friends call me Snow Miser, whatever I touch turns to snow in my clutch. Interstellar was still awful though lol. I might have enjoyed it like any other scifi if it wasn’t specifically advertised as a scientifically accurate portrayal of space travel, but that is how it was advertised and accurate it was not
I love the math that I understand XD
The math subjects that require a lot of prerequisite knowledge are usually what I avoid. Without a project in mind, it becomes a huge waste of time to try to understand.
Do we have an /imverysmart yet?
I am sad that you have not yet received a community name. I’ll search and report back
Ed. Yes there is, but it’s at .ml
It’s not very popular
Of course it would be a .ml community…
If there’s advanced calculus, there’s presumably also regular calculus, so at what point does calculus start to be advanced?
From my experience, books titled “advanced calculus” cover the fundamentals in a lot more detail, with focus on δ-ε proofs. Usually, “advanced calculus” comes between elementary calculus (Calc 1-3 in a US institution) and real analysis.
Loved complex analysis. Poles for days. Such weird maths
I can think of a few potential cut offs, taking differential calculus to be basic.
Integral calculus. Multivariate calculus. Differential equations. Epsilon-Lamba calculus.
But that’s just my opinion.
Probably around analysis and abstract algebra which come after multi variate calculus and differential equations.
When I calc the ulus
More than one variable.
For me, the leap to multivariate calculus gave me a lot of trouble.
Differential equations was doable but no longer fun for me, either.
It was a combination of multivariate calculus, linear algebra, and differential equations where I just wasn’t having fun with math anymore. Those subjects represented the end of pure math education for me, and later engineering classes requiring knowledge in those were also not a ton of fun. Went from a self-described math and science guy to just…not describing myself in that way anymore.
Is it just that it becomes so difficult/technical at that point?
In my experience, it really wasn’t an “advanced subject” for me. Sure, the majority of majors who are trying to become doctors, CS, or computer engineers only have to take up to calc 2 (and diff eq) for their bachelors, but I still wouldn’t say MVC or diff eq is an advanced math subject. Real analysis or algebra – where you have to take a math course on mathematical proofs before taking these classes – is where I’ll say math becomes more abstract on its applications and advanced.
Diff eq was not challenging at all, I spent probably 6 hours a week on average (which includes the 4 hours of lecture). Its as simple as solving a linear equations, with it being slightly more tedious. If you understand derivatives, integrals, and partial fraction decomp (for Laplace transforms) its a breeze of a class.
MVC on the other hand was slightly more challenging, but having finished calculus 2, that too was also very enjoyable.
Point is, MVC and diff eq aren’t hard classes I wouldn’t even call them advanced classes as that title goes to analysis.
At a certain point my pattern recognition skills reached their limit to where learning each new concept was still the same, but I had a lot more trouble organically seeing and identifying when a particular technique was useful for a particular type of problem. Which is something that happens to a lot of different people at different stages of their math education, just happens to different people at different points.
And maybe I could’ve stuck with it, or used it enough to where I eventually got it easily the way I had done with all math topics before that, but I ended up steering the rest of my engineering education into topics that weren’t as heavy on that type of math. More programming and logic and microcontrollers, less electromagnetics and radio signals.
Honestly the standard curriculum was fine. It was when you got into trying to apply those skills to deciphering academic literature in a meaningful way as part of a broader career that things got tricky.
After three semesters
The start of calculus is relatively easy and intuitive, ive heard there are some schools that teach the basics of it to children at the same time they normally learn algebra.
Then theres the real bastard calculus that can and will make grown adults cry.
Regular algebra makes me cry…
I had a full blown melt down over something called linear algebra. Good times, good times.
When there is more letters than numbers. When the letters change to weird shapes (integral). When there are multiple successive brackets. I dunno, I am not a mathematician.
Well what kind of hentai is scientific? 🤷♂️
I’m sure there’s something out there. Rule 34 and all that.
There’s ISS rule 34 content, after all.
I was making an observation, rather than speculation.
I once made a joke about sea urchins and rule34…. Several people rule 35’d it
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Physics, engineering, statistics, economics, and mathematically modeling in general aren’t science? Big claim there, bud.
Engineering is not science. It uses science.
But what about engineering science?
Isn’t that materials science?
I’m not familiar with what they do. Describe it and I might be able to. Or not.
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Calculus is a tool used in science, absolutely. But calculus itself is not science, in the same way that a chisel is not woodworking.
Ah, ok. Then math isn’t science, it’s just a tool for physics, computer science, and such. Also physics isn’t science, it’s just a tool for engineering and biology. Biology and chemistry aren’t sciences, they’re just tools for medicine and agriculture.
Sure, that’s exactly what I said. Speaking of tools…
Well it’s a tool, and a science in itself too, I guess, if you go into advanced fronter mathematics
I like the calculus part, actually. The fact that we can make equations for EVERYTHING and simplify the abstract into something consumable, like using the points and curvature of a wing to estimate drag coefficient in a couple lines of math instead of relying solely on countless vectors and fluid dynamics.
And then we have things that remap what seems one-dimensional into abstract spaces, so that we can draw new conclusions.
The calculus is unironically the best part
It me. I love science but I’m definitely a YouTube learner and terrible at calc.
It’s all so fascinating though! Keep it up scientists!
sigh Great, another format I have to wait for other apps to support if I want to share the memes. And webp was finally getting to the point where it wasn’t annoying the fuck out of me.
? This is just jpg
Some homeservers convert uploaded images automatically to save space iirc
Could be a Lemmy.Zip thing, then. Would be nice if the people who run instances would also consider how their personal hosting choices effect sharing across the wider internet. I get us tech nerds have our respective preferences for obscure formats for various reasons, but we really should be playing somewhat nicely with other environments if we want to attract users.
When I try to use the built-in share feature, it’s sharing it as a .avif file. Wonder if it’s specific to the app I’m using (Voyager). Something I’ve only noticed happening recently.
Either way, good content at least!
It shows avif in browser too
Wonder why that happened tho? Is it my instance or voyager (posted using it)? Because the image locally was jpg
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Tested uploading an image reply in browser and Voyager, and they both seem to upload in webp. Perhaps a lemmy.zip instance thing?
Oh yes its .zip, I confirmed from the instance admin. Apparently they do it to keep storage cost as low as possible
Works just fine in voyager for me
4chan-tier childish elitism in Facebook-tier packaging 👍
Basically me when I quit Computer Science for Film & TV
I did a year then realized I’d rather make the next Interstellar than code for NASA
Kursgesagt Hentai? Where?
Unfortunately, it’s not just Kursgesagt Hentai.
It only Kursgesagt and Rick and Morty Hentai.
~Actually, curiosity got the better of me and after taking a brief look, there is Kursgesagt Hentai. I just really don’t want to interact with it anymore than I already have.~
Dumb meme. You can enjoy something without dedication or being good at it.
I like watching F1 highlights (not even full race lmao) and only vehicle I can drive is a bicycle. 🤷♂️
Watching races becomes way better if one plays some sim racing games and gets into adjusting the car for the track. Racing is a rare sport that one can somewhat experience themselves without athletic training.
Sure, because baseball fans are the physical elite of the sports world. Playing a video game is nothing like actual track racing.
OP has a point. Star Wars is not science fiction, it’s religious fantasy.
It’s definitely not engineering otherwise they wouldn’t use 12 ft thick catwalks in space.
Don’t sell yourself short.
If you can ride a bicycle, you can probably handle a tricycle.
Don’t sell yourself short.
