old man emu Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 In my younger days I studied Statistics in order to interpret numerical results of scientific experiments that I conducted. Later on, I used trigonometry to solve questions of Momentum in motor vehicle collisions. However, apart from a slight introduction to Calculus way back when, I've never understood its uses, or its applications. So, I've decided to dive in and learn Calculus. This is the teaching reference I am going to follow: http://www-math.mit.edu/~djk/calculus_beginners/ Got to keep the grey cells active to ward off Old Timers. OME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyflyer Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I started reading the link on calculus Promising start A bit of humor, good Then I Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz I've decided my grey cells stay more active when they are trying to keep me alive while flying! Probably not enough grey cells to do calculus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Good on ya Mate, hope you go well with it, I love math, but leave it to others now, I just do the big ideas now and throw it at them to sort out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 Good on ya Mate, hope you go well with it, I love math, but leave it to others now, I just do the big ideas now and throw it at them to sort out. Like A Boss! OME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 the big picture much more complex than mathes, right bexxy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Or the sperling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearo Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I learned calculus at uni when studying engineering. I only did year 10 at school, so it was a tough gig, but I got through the math somehow. 15 year on, I have never used any of it and I could not do the basics to save me now. I do still use some math, including stats/probs an some basic trig, but thats about it. Calculus was pretty freaking cool when it finally clicked in your brain, its sad that I cant remember any of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 I doubt very much if I'll ever have a practical use for the knowledge, but the mere process of studying it is what interests me. I'd like to learn to play an musical instrument, but I haven't the patience to develop the co-ordination required, and you can only play "Smoke on the Water" so many times. OME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Or the sperling. its mathes, mathe or mathematics only Americans use math Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnarly Gnu Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Fantastic OME. Sir Isaac Newton was likely the most brilliant scientist of all time and his discovery of calculus (also was Leibniz) was literally about how the universe was created. As Pythagoras said "all is number", that is everything we see in nature right down to sub-atomic level (OK we can't see that) is based on mathematics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff13 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 To put it quite simply, without calculus/mathmatics we would not be able to discuss anything on this forum. It is not mathmatics that makes it work , but it is mathmatics that allows us to make it work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 its mathes, mathe or mathematics only Americans use math Oh........how about Maths then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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