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"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
05/19/2016 at 19:57 • Filed to: None

Either I broke math, or the answer to this indefinite integral really is “j+c”

DISCUSSION (44)

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > TheHondaBro
05/19/2016 at 20:02

Kinja'd!!!

Sneaky Pete > TheHondaBro
05/19/2016 at 20:05

You broke math.

jkm7680 > TheHondaBro
05/19/2016 at 20:05

If you’re doing math for fun, I’m going to drive to your house and smack the shit out of you.

Noah - Now with more boost. > TheHondaBro
05/19/2016 at 20:05

This is so far over my head, but it looks really interesting.

TheHondaBro > jkm7680
05/19/2016 at 20:06

I’m doing it so that I can win a shiny piece of paper.

TheHondaBro > Noah - Now with more boost.
05/19/2016 at 20:07

It isn’t.

jkm7680 > TheHondaBro
05/19/2016 at 20:07

College is good, I will not smack the shit out of you. Consider yourself spared..... This time.

WRXasaurus > TheHondaBro
05/19/2016 at 20:15

Man, I have totally forgotten how to solve integrals. I used to be pretty good at it. That’s what you get for not using an engineering degree.

TheHondaBro > WRXasaurus
05/19/2016 at 20:16

You have no choice but to not use your degree.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > TheHondaBro
05/19/2016 at 20:18

Wait ... where did the j come from?

TheHondaBro > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
05/19/2016 at 20:19

I put it in there.

Noah - Now with more boost. > TheHondaBro
05/19/2016 at 20:19

Looks like my college friends’ engineering homework from back in the day. Seems like you’re enjoying it as much as they did lol.

C62030 > TheHondaBro
05/19/2016 at 20:20

Pffff. All math is broke math. This is why I have a calculator with a CAS.

Hot Takes Salesman > TheHondaBro
05/19/2016 at 20:22

In that case you’d think it be “d” but whatever

TheHondaBro > Hot Takes Salesman
05/19/2016 at 20:24

Svend > TheHondaBro
05/19/2016 at 20:24

I envy America and it’s math.

Here in the U.K. we have maths. That’s way more than just one math.

I feel your pain.

#JustKiddingFella

Gone > WRXasaurus
05/19/2016 at 20:34

I engineer everyday. In my 13 year career I have yet to do any calculus.

I rock at Excel though.

Hot Takes Salesman > TheHondaBro
05/19/2016 at 20:44

Kinja'd!!!

traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn > TheHondaBro
05/19/2016 at 20:59

You might know about this - what is a derivative? I’d like to get a head start on calculus before it bogs me down.

TheHondaBro > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn
05/19/2016 at 21:01

The derivative of a function is the slope of its graph at any given point. I could explain it more, but it’d be a whole lesson.

traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn > TheHondaBro
05/19/2016 at 21:01

The slope of a point ...yeah, these will be interesting.

scoob > TheHondaBro
05/19/2016 at 21:01

wut

TheHondaBro > scoob
05/19/2016 at 21:03

ikr

TheHondaBro > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn
05/19/2016 at 21:04

You’re given a base function, say x^2, whose derivative is 2x (You’ll learn about that later). You plot 2x on a graph, and the behavior of the derivative is representative of the slope of the original function. There are rules in reading the derivative equation that you’ll learn.

samssun > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn
05/19/2016 at 21:10

The slope of a line, at a point. For a straight line (y=2x), slope doesn’t change (2). For a curved line (y=x^2), slope continually increases as you move along it (2x, in this case).

WRXasaurus > TheHondaBro
05/19/2016 at 21:21

Well I had a choice, I just ended up in management.

WRXasaurus > Gone
05/19/2016 at 21:24

Yeah, I’ve gotten very proficient using Oracle.

MountainRoadPhysicist > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn
05/19/2016 at 21:32

A more realistic way to look at a derivative is a reduction in dimensions. The derivative of a volume will give you a surface. The derivative of of a surface will give you a curve. And so forth. You can also go up in dimensions by integrating... second semester of calculus if I recall correctly.

A phyical interpretation of derivatived and integrals comes from their original use in describing changes in motion of an object. A derivative of an objects position with respect to time will describe how that position changes in time, i.e. velocity. A further derivative with respect to time will describe how the velocity of an object changes in time, known as acceleration.

Not sure if that helps any, but it is how I like to view those mathematical operators.

TheHondaBro > Gone
05/19/2016 at 21:46

The correct way of saying that is “I excel at Excel.”

MountainRoadPhysicist > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe
05/19/2016 at 21:47

Complex numbers are far more real than you think. Absorbtion of an electromagnetic wave (light) is directly related to the complex portion of the k vector as it propagates through any material. It is a bit mathematical, but it pertains to a very real thing.

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > MountainRoadPhysicist
05/19/2016 at 21:59

Kinja'd!!!

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn
05/19/2016 at 22:11

It’s easier to think of it as a tangent.

UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy > TheHondaBro
05/19/2016 at 22:29

...and if either of you go into an engineering field, you’ll look back on the fond days of calculus when numbers were still used in your math instead of crazy symbols and Greek letters

TheHondaBro > UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy
05/19/2016 at 22:39

Lol I know how to write whole proofs in mathematical symbols.

UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy > TheHondaBro
05/19/2016 at 22:46

As in geometric proofs?

Gone > WRXasaurus
05/20/2016 at 05:08

Fuck you Oracle! I am all aboard the hate train with Oracle. Although I’m proficient with it, I hate having to use it.

Gone > TheHondaBro
05/20/2016 at 05:12

Get out.

You’ll fit in just great. Ugh.

WRXasaurus > Gone
05/20/2016 at 06:54

Well the corporate company has been rolling it out for the last 7 years and we are finally going live at our facility in August. I have been on the Go-Live team for the last year and half learning every possible thing I can. It’s not a bad system and is far superior to our previous “Passport” system.

Gone > WRXasaurus
05/20/2016 at 07:32

That’s good.

If I’m being honest, my issue is more related to how the system implemented internally. There’s multiple groups that have completely different needs using Oracle. The development team took everyone’s input and tried to make it work across the board. Instead it’s optimized for no one and sucks at everything. In our specific case, it’s like the F-35 of software...

WRXasaurus > Gone
05/20/2016 at 07:51

Yeah, we kind of have that same issue. It works well for most things, but real time maintenance in the shop is where its downfall will be.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > TheHondaBro
05/20/2016 at 13:04

Was this trig substitution? I can’t do it by u-sub method.

TheHondaBro > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)
05/20/2016 at 13:04

Inverse trig substitution. Even worse.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > TheHondaBro
05/20/2016 at 13:21

Oh hell no

traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn > TheHondaBro
05/20/2016 at 20:26

Just learned it today in PreCal 2. Its really easy if you remember (f(x+h)-f(x))/h