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#1 2010-10-29 20:33:49
- Shann0n
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Howdy doody!
Hi everyone! My name is Shannon and I'm 24, and I've just recently discovered a love for math. Loved it when I was little, hated it as a teenager, and am currently studying high school math so I can go to university to study astrophysics. 
None of my friends are math geeks, really, so I thought I would try and find some like-minded people on the wonderful internet!
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#2 2010-10-30 00:53:40
- bobbym
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Re: Howdy doody!
Hi Shann0n;
Welcome to the forum! You will find loads of geeks here. I meant math geeks.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#3 2010-10-30 01:44:59
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: Howdy doody!
Hi ShannOn,
Astrophysics is a wonderful subject. I am sure you would get to know like-minded friends.
Welcome to the forum!
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#4 2010-10-30 10:07:46
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Re: Howdy doody!
Hi Shannon, and welcome.
"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..." - Leon M. Lederman
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#5 2010-10-31 22:51:34
- Shann0n
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Re: Howdy doody!
Thanks everyone! I am having a lot of fun reading at the moment, I will try to contribute something soon.
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#6 2010-10-31 22:59:57
- bobbym
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Re: Howdy doody!
Hi;
What are you reading? A math book I hope!
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#7 2010-11-01 08:35:20
- Shann0n
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Re: Howdy doody!
I'm trying to work my way through Stephen Hawking's "Black Holes and Baby Universes" but I'm afraid I don't have the background to completely understand it. It's fun, though!
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#8 2010-11-01 10:04:57
- bobbym
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Re: Howdy doody!
Hi;
Heck, do not let that bother you,
I go through plenty of books without understanding a thing.
Matter of fact if you can go through a book learning one thing that is a big deal.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#9 2010-11-01 18:47:32
- Shann0n
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Re: Howdy doody!
I agree! I think that if I do read a lot of books before I completely understand the subject matter, then when I come back to them with more knowledge I'll already have an idea of what to expect when I re-read them.
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#10 2010-11-01 22:47:45
- bobbym
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Re: Howdy doody!
I do that too. I like to hop around from one to book to another. Yes, it is haphazard but that is how I learn. What do you do? Take them in order?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#11 2010-11-01 23:00:37
- Shann0n
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Re: Howdy doody!
No order, really. I just grab whatever looks interesting! I was actually looking for "A Brief History of Time", but the library didn't have it so I grabbed this one. I just read randomly on whatever interests me!
Have you read anything interesting lately?
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#12 2010-11-01 23:06:59
- bobbym
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Re: Howdy doody!
Hi;
I read " A Brief History of Time". I am currently reading a couple of math books in the hopes of solving some problems I have encountered. Have not read a novel since I picked up those God awful Michael Crichton books.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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