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Started by EigenUser, May 09, 2014, 07:44:30 AM

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EigenUser

I suppose I should clarify, just in case the topic title appears to be racist (although I laughed at the Debussy post ;D). I was poking fun at the one-word, two-word, and three-word post threads. In math if you talk about, for instance, dimensions, then you can have one-dimension, two-dimensions, three-dimensions, and so on (up to infinity). For a more general discussion on dimensions, mathematicians will usually refer to "n-dimensions" (where "n" is 1, 2 ,3, 4, etc. -- i.e. a positive integer). Ken has a background in mathematics so I knew he'd appreciate this. I studied engineering in college, so I have a (lesser ;)) background in mathematics as well (hence my username "EigenUser" -- referring to eigenvalues, eigenvectors, eigenspaces, eigenfunctions, eigenconditions, etc. -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eigenvalues_and_eigenvectors).

Essentially, it's a joke.
Beethoven's Op. 133 -- A fugue so bad that even Beethoven himself called it "Grosse".

bwv 1080

All those German words - are you saying you're a nazi too?

Just kidding, I got the math reference OP title

Perhaps it should have been called 'X-word Posts' then could have got some titillation on top of the math humor ;)

Ken B

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Florestan

Quote from: EigenUser on May 10, 2014, 06:25:02 AM
Essentially, it's a joke.

Well, I studied engineering too so I got your joke, but... it could also be taken seriously: since all posts ever written on GMG fall under this label, why not lumping them together in one single thread, namely this one? 
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EigenUser

Quote from: Florestan on May 12, 2014, 02:11:21 AM
Well, I studied engineering too so I got your joke, but... it could also be taken seriously: since all posts ever written on GMG fall under this label, why not lumping them together in one single thread, namely this one?
:laugh: Good idea. And +1 for studying engineering!

Well, we might have to admit some of the more eccentric posts to the field of complex numbers 8).
Beethoven's Op. 133 -- A fugue so bad that even Beethoven himself called it "Grosse".

snyprrr

Quote from: Daverz on May 09, 2014, 04:39:21 PM
Oh...I thought snyppy was being a bad boy again.

I was over at a family friend's- they can verify my presence! I'm like Schultz- I know nothing! whaaa?

Ken B

Quote from: EigenUser on May 12, 2014, 05:46:36 AM
:laugh: Good idea. And +1 for studying engineering!
Indeed. If you aren't quite tough enough for pure math ...
>:D >:D >:D ;D :o 8) ??? >:D :-* :P >:D :laugh:

EigenUser

Quote from: Ken B on May 12, 2014, 09:14:33 AM
Indeed. If you aren't quite tough enough for pure math ...
>:D >:D >:D ;D :o 8) ??? >:D :-* :P >:D :laugh:
...or practical enough to build cool things...  >:D >:D >:D

Pure math is interesting, but not for me. Totally different than applied math, although they crossover several times (especially in the areas of analysis and also combinatorics).
Beethoven's Op. 133 -- A fugue so bad that even Beethoven himself called it "Grosse".

bwv 1080

Quote from: Ken B on May 12, 2014, 09:14:33 AM
Indeed. If you aren't quite tough enough for pure math ...
>:D >:D >:D ;D :o 8) ??? >:D :-* :P >:D :laugh:

at least engineering is more than just a giant set of tautologies

EigenUser

Quote from: bwv 1080 on May 12, 2014, 12:57:53 PM
at least engineering is more than just a giant set of tautologies
The first rule of the tautology club is the first rule of the tautology club!
Beethoven's Op. 133 -- A fugue so bad that even Beethoven himself called it "Grosse".

bwv 1080

Quote from: EigenUser on May 12, 2014, 01:14:13 PM
The first rule of the tautology club is the first rule of the tautology club!

;D

EigenUser

Since this seems to be becoming the GMG math club thread, I'll post a link to this:
http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,23185.msg800827.html#msg800827
Beethoven's Op. 133 -- A fugue so bad that even Beethoven himself called it "Grosse".

Ken B

Quote from: EigenUser on May 12, 2014, 01:24:35 PM
Since this seems to be becoming the GMG math club thread, I'll post a link to this:
http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,23185.msg800827.html#msg800827
It's alright guys, I understand the engineer's need to compensate, I really do.
>:D :laugh:

Actually it was the impracticality of math that eventually drove me to abandon ship for CS. So I think of myself as a softwware engineer. I am actually immensely practical. Took me a while to learn that though.

But I need to be able to give Nate the gears!  ;)

EigenUser

Quote from: Ken B on May 12, 2014, 02:05:24 PM
It's alright guys, I understand the engineer's need to compensate, I really do.
>:D :laugh:

Actually it was the impracticality of math that eventually drove me to abandon ship for CS. So I think of myself as a softwware engineer. I am actually immensely practical. Took me a while to learn that though.

But I need to be able to give Nate the gears!  ;)
I actually think that I might be worse at CS than theoretical math, and that says a lot because I can hardly construct even the simplest proofs. To me, the two are very similar (probably why I'm bad at both of them) so I can see why you went to CS. Both are very logic-oriented. I suppose that I'm practical, but not logical :laugh:.
Beethoven's Op. 133 -- A fugue so bad that even Beethoven himself called it "Grosse".

North Star

Quote from: EigenUser on May 12, 2014, 01:14:13 PM
The first rule of the tautology club is the first rule of the tautology club!
I'd like to join the club if I'd like to join the club.
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EigenUser

I fear that the Debussy poll is getting derailed by my post (well, it is my thread to derail ;)).
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The idea of a professor using their own textbook sounds like a pretentious move, but Dr. Greenberg is seriously one of the kindest and most patient professors I've ever had. I had the chance to take two of his classes and I was his TA for a couple of years. He was also a classical music lover (big RVW fan), so whenever I went to pick-up homework to grade we'd usually end up talking for a half-hour in his office, which was awesome.

Of course, I highly recommend the book if you are ever looking for a good refresher on anything from ODEs, linear algebra, and field theory all the way well into PDEs, Bessel functions, and basic complex variables. Of course, at 1300+ pages, it is more of a brick than a book. The flow of the book from one topic to the next is amazing. He reconciles topics that seem so distant from each other.

Quote from: North Star on May 12, 2014, 03:34:13 PM
I'd like to join the club if I'd like to join the club.
You are already a member if you are already a member.
Beethoven's Op. 133 -- A fugue so bad that even Beethoven himself called it "Grosse".

Florestan

The difference between engineers and mathematicians can be highlighted by asking them to solve 2 problems.

Problem #1. You have at your disposal a source of water, a pot and an electric stove. What do you do obtain boiling water?

Both the engineer and the mathematician answer the same: fill the pot with water, light up the stove, place the pot on it and wait until boiling.

Problem #2.You have at your disposal a source of water, a pot full of water and an electric stove. What do you do to obtain boiling water?

The engineer answers: light up the stove, place the pot on it and wait until boiling.

The mathematician answers: empty the pot and we have got the data of the preceding problem, which is already solved.

;D ;D ;D
Every kind of music is good, except the boring kind. — Rossini

EigenUser

Quote from: Florestan on May 13, 2014, 12:19:45 AM
The difference between engineers and mathematicians can be highlighted by asking them to solve 2 problems.

Problem #1. You have at your disposal a source of water, a pot and an electric stove. What do you do obtain boiling water?

Both the engineer and the mathematician answer the same: fill the pot with water, light up the stove, place the pot on it and wait until boiling.

Problem #2.You have at your disposal a source of water, a pot full of water and an electric stove. What do you do to obtain boiling water?

The engineer answers: light up the stove, place the pot on it and wait until boiling.

The mathematician answers: empty the pot and we have got the data of the preceding problem, which is already solved.

;D ;D ;D
:laugh:
Beethoven's Op. 133 -- A fugue so bad that even Beethoven himself called it "Grosse".

Florestan

Quote from: EigenUser on May 13, 2014, 04:20:23 AM
:laugh:

I have one about engineers and economists, too, but it's even tougher and I don't want to offend any economist here, if any.  :D
Every kind of music is good, except the boring kind. — Rossini