December 2009
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“Just luck, probably,” said Arthur. “What happens to people is so...”
– Robertson Davies, What’s Bred in the Bone
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Differentiation (definition)
in language: the act of recognizing differences between similar objects.
in math: the rate of change of a function, written mathematically as f’(x)=dy/dx=lim [f(x+h) - f(x)]/h, as h—>0.
in science: the sorting of materials by density, with the densest in the lowest position and the lightest at the top.
in laundry: the migration of all the socks and change to the bottom of the...
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“No, I have only one life given to me, and it will never come again; I do not...”
– Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment
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“We think we can live away from what we hate, but are defined by those very...”
– JTHM, by Jhonen Vasquez
calculus
As a result of studying for my calculus final for several hours every night for three weeks, I am now starting to think in math.
Examples:
Anything wavy is a sine/cosine wave.
I’ve finally memorized all of the sine/cosine/tangent angles you’re supposed to memorize: 0, pi/2, pi, 3pi/4, 2pi, pi/4, pi/3, and pi/6.
I prefer measuring angles in radians.
I can recite the squares of all...
One never appreciates having one’s own room until one goes to college.
One ALSO never appreciates having separate rooms for sleeping and eating until one goes to college….
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“But he could not imagine that one could be utterly ignorant of all kinds of...”
– Tolstoy
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“Screamin at you:
I can’t see a thing in the video
I can’t hear a...”
– Green Day
Advantage to science majors: you’re not swamped by papers.
Disadvantage: it’s a lot harder to BS on a calculus final.
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“Dear Die-ary:
I stared, motionless, before the mirror. As always, I stayed...”
– Johnny the Homicidal Maniac (Jhonen Vasquez)
I’ve felt an inexplicable sense of inner tranquility the last few days. It’s wonderful.
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“It’s true I haven’t stopped thinking about death,” said Levin....”
– Anna Karenina, Tolstoy