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#576 2014-09-26 09:25:17
- bobbym
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Re: Whats my line?
Book on numerical analysis.
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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#577 2014-09-26 11:16:34
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Re: Whats my line?
No, he is not a book on numerical analysis, if that is what you meant. I do not think being a book counts as a line of work.
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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.
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#578 2014-09-26 13:41:33
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Re: Whats my line?
Did he write a book about numerical analysis.
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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#579 2014-09-26 15:05:11
Re: Whats my line?
Discrete Math?
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#580 2014-09-26 16:47:15
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Re: Whats my line?
No, but why aren't you guessing his occupation first. We'll discuss specifics later.
Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.
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#581 2014-09-26 19:41:23
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Re: Whats my line?
We already know his occupation, he is an author.
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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#582 2014-09-26 21:23:11
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Re: Whats my line?
No, that is not his occupation, it's just part of it.
Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.
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#583 2014-09-26 21:34:46
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Re: Whats my line?
I do not understand?!
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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#584 2014-09-26 21:50:23
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Re: Whats my line?
Part of his line is that he is an author.
Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.
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#585 2014-09-26 21:53:46
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Re: Whats my line?
Is he a scientist?
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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#586 2014-09-26 21:54:09
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Re: Whats my line?
No, he is not.
Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.
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#587 2014-09-26 21:54:34
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Re: Whats my line?
Is he a mathematician?
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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#588 2014-09-26 21:57:07
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Re: Whats my line?
Yes, he is. Congrats.
Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.
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#589 2014-09-26 21:58:45
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Re: Whats my line?
Did I solve it?
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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#590 2014-09-26 22:08:17
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Re: Whats my line?
Yes, you did. Do you know who he is?
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Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.
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#591 2014-09-26 23:14:58
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Re: Whats my line?
That is what I wanted to ask you!
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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#592 2014-09-27 00:01:04
Re: Whats my line?
The next round is on me.
Here is the image
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'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#593 2014-09-27 00:25:27
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Re: Whats my line?
Is he a teacher?
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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#594 2014-09-27 00:42:02
Re: Whats my line?
Yes.
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#595 2014-09-27 03:00:52
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Re: Whats my line?
Does he teach at your school?
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#596 2014-09-27 03:46:10
Re: Whats my line?
Yes.
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#597 2014-09-27 06:23:24
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Re: Whats my line?
I have won!
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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#598 2014-09-27 07:11:57
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Re: Whats my line?
Hi bobbym
The mathematician's name is Anatoly Alexeevich Karatsuba.
Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.
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#599 2014-09-27 07:16:06
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Re: Whats my line?
That is not the guy for the Karatsuba algorithm.
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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#600 2014-09-27 07:55:56
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Re: Whats my line?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karatsuba_algorithm
Right there, in the second sentence.
Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.
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