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To: Talisker
I loved math until I hit calculus.

I was good until Integral. I got Differential, after a couple of detours. And I get Integral conceptually, but I can't integrate anything but the simplest equation.

39 posted on 05/01/2016 12:08:44 PM PDT by IronJack
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To: IronJack

Numerical approximation is now easy as everyone has a supercomputer of the 70’s in their hands now.


76 posted on 05/01/2016 1:03:53 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Live Free or Die.)
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To: IronJack
I was good until Integral. I got Differential, after a couple of detours. And I get Integral conceptually, but I can't integrate anything but the simplest equation.

That's understandable. It's why there are entire math books containing just integration formulas.

Surprisingly, though, even simple differentiation/integration can be quite useful. Specially in coordinate geometry, which for simple engineering and surveying are all over the place.

116 posted on 05/01/2016 2:22:19 PM PDT by publius911 (IMPEACH HIM NOW evil, stupid, insane ignorant or just clueless, doesn't matter!)
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To: IronJack
I can't integrate anything but the simplest equation.

That's what tables of integrals are for. Somebody has already figured them out.

164 posted on 05/02/2016 9:56:00 AM PDT by JoeFromSidney (,)
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