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G'night BF2s <3
Goodnight bugz
Man it's early.
Man it's early.
The Mathematician in Love
I.
A mathematician fell madly in love
With a lady, young, handsome, and charming:
By angles and ratios harmonic he strove
Her curves and proportions all faultless to prove.
As he scrawled hieroglyphics alarming.
II.
He measured with care, from the ends of a base,
The arcs which her features subtended:
Then he framed transcendental equations, to trace
The flowing outlines of her figure and face,
And thought the result very splendid.
III.
He studied (since music has charms for the fair)
The theory of fiddles and whistles, --
Then composed, by acoustic equations, an air,
Which, when 'twas performed, made the lady's long hair
Stand on end, like a porcupine's bristles.
IV.
The lady loved dancing: -- he therefore applied,
To the polka and waltz, an equation;
But when to rotate on his axis he tried,
His centre of gravity swayed to one side,
And he fell, by the earth's gravitation.
V.
No doubts of the fate of his suit made him pause,
For he proved, to his own satisfaction,
That the fair one returned his affection; -- "because,
"As every one knows, by mechanical laws,
"Re-action is equal to action."
VI.
"Let x denote beauty, -- y, manners well-bred, --
"z, Fortune, -- (this last is essential), --
"Let L stand for love" -- our philosopher said, --
"Then L is a function of x, y, and z,
"Of the kind which is known as potential."
VII.
"Now integrate L with respect to d t,
"(t Standing for time and persuasion);
"Then, between proper limits, 'tis easy to see,
"The definite integral Marriage must be: --
"(A very concise demonstration)."
VIII.
Said he -- "If the wandering course of the moon
"By Algebra can be predicted,
"The female affections must yield to it soon" --
-- But the lady ran off with a dashing dragoon,
And left him amazed and afflicted.
-William John Macquorn Rankine
I.
A mathematician fell madly in love
With a lady, young, handsome, and charming:
By angles and ratios harmonic he strove
Her curves and proportions all faultless to prove.
As he scrawled hieroglyphics alarming.
II.
He measured with care, from the ends of a base,
The arcs which her features subtended:
Then he framed transcendental equations, to trace
The flowing outlines of her figure and face,
And thought the result very splendid.
III.
He studied (since music has charms for the fair)
The theory of fiddles and whistles, --
Then composed, by acoustic equations, an air,
Which, when 'twas performed, made the lady's long hair
Stand on end, like a porcupine's bristles.
IV.
The lady loved dancing: -- he therefore applied,
To the polka and waltz, an equation;
But when to rotate on his axis he tried,
His centre of gravity swayed to one side,
And he fell, by the earth's gravitation.
V.
No doubts of the fate of his suit made him pause,
For he proved, to his own satisfaction,
That the fair one returned his affection; -- "because,
"As every one knows, by mechanical laws,
"Re-action is equal to action."
VI.
"Let x denote beauty, -- y, manners well-bred, --
"z, Fortune, -- (this last is essential), --
"Let L stand for love" -- our philosopher said, --
"Then L is a function of x, y, and z,
"Of the kind which is known as potential."
VII.
"Now integrate L with respect to d t,
"(t Standing for time and persuasion);
"Then, between proper limits, 'tis easy to see,
"The definite integral Marriage must be: --
"(A very concise demonstration)."
VIII.
Said he -- "If the wandering course of the moon
"By Algebra can be predicted,
"The female affections must yield to it soon" --
-- But the lady ran off with a dashing dragoon,
And left him amazed and afflicted.
-William John Macquorn Rankine
Nigga wat.
Girlfriend's hosting a party at her Mum's house while her Mum is 350km away.
I just invited a bunch of my mates without telling her cause I'm expected to be there regardless.
Am I a bad person?
Girlfriend's hosting a party at her Mum's house while her Mum is 350km away.
I just invited a bunch of my mates without telling her cause I'm expected to be there regardless.
Am I a bad person?
Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.
Nope.
noice 
What exactly does...JohnG@lt wrote:
This was my course list...
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb13 … 2/eng1.jpg
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb13 … 2/eng2.jpg
This is my schedule next semester...
[]
Chemistry
English
Maritime experience
Professional training
Swimming
Ship systems
American civilisaztion
Lifetime fitness
World literature
Arts
Humanities
Sports
Have anything what so ever to do with Electrical engineering?
What a waste of freaking time.
American education system wants you to be "more rounded" so they make you take a bunch of BS courses in order to graduate.DrunkFace wrote:
What exactly does...JohnG@lt wrote:
This was my course list...
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb13 … 2/eng1.jpg
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb13 … 2/eng2.jpg
This is my schedule next semester...
[]
Chemistry
English
Maritime experience
Professional training
Swimming
Ship systems
American civilisaztion
Lifetime fitness
World literature
Arts
Humanities
Sports
Have anything what so ever to do with Electrical engineering?
What a waste of freaking time.
Still peeves me that the high school I went to ambushed me with a civics class I had to take the summer after my senior year that nobody had ever mentioned I had to have before. You'd figure that a couple years of tech college (while still in high school) would've made them happy.
American public education fails.
American public education fails.
Hi
soup
Chicken noodle.
Tomato.
well we do have "technical schools" that are supposed to be more specialized that lacks the extras but these schools are in the realm of being very expensive and then low quality teaching.. and classes will not transfer to a 4 yr university... One school i was looking at saw I had been a student at Texas Tech University thinking it was a technical school they laughed at me!! - then i had to explain it was a 25k person univeristy.. i was accepted right away lolCybargs wrote:
American education system wants you to be "more rounded" so they make you take a bunch of BS courses in order to graduate.
so happy saturdayyyyy! thanks baby jesus you arent at the airport
Last edited by Kimmmmmmmmmmmm (2010-11-20 07:05:44)
I go to a school whose primary purpose is training merchant marine officers. Hence swimming and ship systems.DrunkFace wrote:
What exactly does...JohnG@lt wrote:
This was my course list...
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb13 … 2/eng1.jpg
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb13 … 2/eng2.jpg
This is my schedule next semester...
[]
Chemistry
English
Maritime experience
Professional training
Swimming
Ship systems
American civilisaztion
Lifetime fitness
World literature
Arts
Humanities
Sports
Have anything what so ever to do with Electrical engineering?
What a waste of freaking time.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
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Still don't understand how its important to your degree.JohnG@lt wrote:
I go to a school whose primary purpose is training merchant marine officers. Hence swimming and ship systems.DrunkFace wrote:
What exactly does...JohnG@lt wrote:
This was my course list...
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb13 … 2/eng1.jpg
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb13 … 2/eng2.jpg
This is my schedule next semester...
[]
Chemistry
English
Maritime experience
Professional training
Swimming
Ship systems
American civilisaztion
Lifetime fitness
World literature
Arts
Humanities
Sports
Have anything what so ever to do with Electrical engineering?
What a waste of freaking time.
Here's my degree by comparison, every subject was relevant.
Yr 1
Accounting for Business Decisions A 6cp
Economics for Business 6cp
Introduction to Linear Dynamical Systems 6cp
Introduction to Statistics 6cp
Fundamentals of Business Finance 6cp
Introduction to Analysis and Multivariable Calculus 6cp
Introduction to Quantitative Management 6cp
The Financial System 6cp
Yr 2
Advanced Calculus 6cp
Computational Linear Algebra 6cp
Investment Analysis 6cp
Select one of the following: 6cp
Corporate Financial Analysis (Capstone) 6cp
Issues in Corporate Finance 6cp
International Financial Management 6cp
Optimisation in Quantitative Management 6cp
Mathematical Statistics 6cp
Derivative Securities 6cp
Differential Equations 6cp
Yr 3
Stochastic Models 6cp
Regression Analysis 6cp
Financial Time Series 6cp
Stochastic Processes 6cp
Accounting for Business Decisions B 6cp
Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice 6cp
Economics for Business 2 6cp
Select one of the following: 6cp
Nonlinear Methods in Quantitative Management 6cp
Mathematical Methods 6cp
Seminar (Mathematics) 6cp
The LOOOOOOVE RUG. Have fun explaining to your dry cleaner...
Is it bad when a stripper says "Hey I know you!"
oh, my bad RTHKI, love doesnt apply to you. have fun stroking the quilt your mom gave you.
You take four classes per semester. I took 5 or 6. That's the difference. Why are there extraneous classes? Because for some reason they feel it's necessary to create a more well rounded graduate who is literate. Should literature be something that people read on their own? Probably. Does it hurt to have engineering students take a class or two in it? No, not really.DrunkFace wrote:
Still don't understand how its important to your degree.JohnG@lt wrote:
I go to a school whose primary purpose is training merchant marine officers. Hence swimming and ship systems.DrunkFace wrote:
What exactly does...
Chemistry
English
Maritime experience
Professional training
Swimming
Ship systems
American civilisaztion
Lifetime fitness
World literature
Arts
Humanities
Sports
Have anything what so ever to do with Electrical engineering?
What a waste of freaking time.
Here's my degree by comparison, every subject was relevant.
Yr 1
Accounting for Business Decisions A 6cp
Economics for Business 6cp
Introduction to Linear Dynamical Systems 6cp
Introduction to Statistics 6cp
Fundamentals of Business Finance 6cp
Introduction to Analysis and Multivariable Calculus 6cp
Introduction to Quantitative Management 6cp
The Financial System 6cp
Yr 2
Advanced Calculus 6cp
Computational Linear Algebra 6cp
Investment Analysis 6cp
Select one of the following: 6cp
Corporate Financial Analysis (Capstone) 6cp
Issues in Corporate Finance 6cp
International Financial Management 6cp
Optimisation in Quantitative Management 6cp
Mathematical Statistics 6cp
Derivative Securities 6cp
Differential Equations 6cp
Yr 3
Stochastic Models 6cp
Regression Analysis 6cp
Financial Time Series 6cp
Stochastic Processes 6cp
Accounting for Business Decisions B 6cp
Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice 6cp
Economics for Business 2 6cp
Select one of the following: 6cp
Nonlinear Methods in Quantitative Management 6cp
Mathematical Methods 6cp
Seminar (Mathematics) 6cp
I'm sure you can take electives every semester, right? Ours are simply more defined.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
Being "well rounded" is the job of High School (Or middle school or whatever you call it in the US) years 7-10. After that you get to choose which direction your education takes.JohnG@lt wrote:
You take four classes per semester. I took 5 or 6. That's the difference. Why are there extraneous classes? Because for some reason they feel it's necessary to create a more well rounded graduate who is literate. Should literature be something that people read on their own? Probably. Does it hurt to have engineering students take a class or two in it? No, not really.
I'm sure you can take electives every semester, right? Ours are simply more defined.
As for extra electives. None, what I listed is what I did. My 2 "electives" were International Financial Management & Nonlinear Methods in Quantitative Management.