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- Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:27 pm UTC
- Forum: Mathematics
- Topic: Numerical Integration Help!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 586
Re: Numerical Integration Help!
Thanks. I needed that help.
- Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:22 pm UTC
- Forum: Mathematics
- Topic: Numerical Integration Help!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 586
Re: Numerical Integration Help!
It's a presentation on my senior project. I'm simulating multiple charged particles, and I have the net force on each particle, the location of each particle, and the current velocity of each particle. So to minimize the error on the displacement of each particle for every calculation of position, I...
- Wed Oct 14, 2009 6:49 pm UTC
- Forum: Mathematics
- Topic: Numerical Integration Help!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 586
Numerical Integration Help!
I have a presentation for tomorrow, and I need to explain why the Runge-Kutta (RK) method for numerical integration is more accurate than Euler's method. Can someone help me?
- Sun May 24, 2009 12:49 am UTC
- Forum: Coding
- Topic: Python Problem
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1280
Re: Python Problem
Thanks, and yes, my code does look different. I do use a loop in my actual code.
- Sun May 24, 2009 12:07 am UTC
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Recommend a book
- Replies: 469
- Views: 216191
Re: Recommend a book
I would recommend the Temeraire Series, by Naomi Novik. The series is basically the Napoleonic Wars with dragon aerial combat. It is pretty neat.
Also, anything by Douglas Adams or Terry Pratchett. Those two are pretty much the sci-fi/fantasy authors that any nerd will like.
Also, anything by Douglas Adams or Terry Pratchett. Those two are pretty much the sci-fi/fantasy authors that any nerd will like.
- Sat May 23, 2009 11:49 pm UTC
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Discworld for English class
- Replies: 60
- Views: 7504
Re: Discworld for English class
Lucky! I have to read books that I think I would like, but it turns out they are really bad. I wish I could read "Wyrd Sisters" instead of "Macbeth"
- Sat May 23, 2009 11:48 pm UTC
- Forum: Forum Games
- Topic: HARDCORE PORNOGRAPHY
- Replies: 739
- Views: 302610
Re: HARDCORE PORNOGRAPHY
HARDCORE PORNOGRAPHY! HARDCORE PORNOGRAPHY! HARDCORE PORNOGRAPHY! HARDCORE PORNOGRAPHY! HARDCORE PORNOGRAPHY! HARDCORE PORNOGRAPHY! HARDCORE PORNOGRAPHY! HARDCORE PORNOGRAPHY! HARDCORE PORNOGRAPHY! HARDCORE PORNOGRAPHY! HARDCORE PORNOGRAPHY! This is such a silly idea, but that makes it even better!
- Sat May 23, 2009 11:32 pm UTC
- Forum: Forum Games
- Topic: Corrupt-a-wish
- Replies: 25661
- Views: 1945905
Re: Corrupt-a-wish
Okay, but the torpedo EXPLODES, right before it hits the whale.
I wish for a nice piece of chocolate cake.
I wish for a nice piece of chocolate cake.
- Sat May 23, 2009 11:29 pm UTC
- Forum: Forum Games
- Topic: Count to a Million
- Replies: 81793
- Views: 5351476
- Sat May 23, 2009 11:24 pm UTC
- Forum: Coding
- Topic: Python Problem
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1280
Python Problem
I need some help with Python. I have a problem with modifying variables inside a loop that were declared outside the loop. Here is an example: x = whatever def whocares(self): x = someotherthing print x My IDLE tells me "UnboundLocalError: local variable 'x' referenced before assignment" C...
- Sat Dec 13, 2008 1:29 am UTC
- Forum: General
- Topic: INTRO THREAD THE THIRD
- Replies: 10896
- Views: 2042632
Re: INTRO THREAD THE THIRD
Gojoe wrote:I would like to see a picture of said gloves. They sound awesome. Were they homemade?
You can find a picture in the Postify your facerity thread.
- Sat Dec 13, 2008 1:27 am UTC
- Forum: General
- Topic: Post your boat race.
- Replies: 20908
- Views: 2459670
Re: Postify your facerity
Here is me. I like duct tape. So I'm wearing duct tape gloves that I made.


- Sat Dec 13, 2008 1:04 am UTC
- Forum: General
- Topic: INTRO THREAD THE THIRD
- Replies: 10896
- Views: 2042632
Re: INTRO THREAD THE THIRD
Well, I'm Austin. As my username and signature suggest. As my presence here suggests, I like xkcd. I also realized that this would be a great place to get math/science help, since this is a forum on a webcomic dedicated to romance, sarcasm, math, and language. As my avatar suggests, I like duct tape...
- Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:30 am UTC
- Forum: Gaming
- Topic: The Best Rhythm Game Ever
- Replies: 120
- Views: 15762
Re: The Best Rhythm Game Ever
If I had the right cords and a step pad, I'd be playing DDR as much as I could. Sadly, I don't have the money to purchase said pads. Or cords. However, I play stepmania a lot. In fact, I'm about to stop using Firefox and go onto stepmania right now.
- Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:26 am UTC
- Forum: Mathematics
- Topic: Proving the area of a circle
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2440
Re: Proving the area of a circle
Oh, wait! Now I remember what he actually said. It wasn't that [imath]\lim_{\theta \rightarrow 0} (sin(\theta)) = \theta[/imath]. It was that [imath]\lim_{\theta \rightarrow 0} (sin(\theta)) = \lim_{\theta \rightarrow 0} \theta[/imath]. That makes everything make more sense!
- Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:18 am UTC
- Forum: School
- Topic: Awesome Student Quotes
- Replies: 861
- Views: 160972
Re: Awesome Student Quotes
Teacher: Along comes a plus sign. What do you tell it to do?
Student: GTFO!
(Explanation of how a computer converts algebraic notation into post-fix notation. The equation in algebraic form was "2+3*4-5")
Student: GTFO!
(Explanation of how a computer converts algebraic notation into post-fix notation. The equation in algebraic form was "2+3*4-5")
- Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:16 am UTC
- Forum: School
- Topic: Awesome Teacher Quotes
- Replies: 1764
- Views: 343798
Re: Awesome Teacher Quotes
I'll list a few of those drug ones later. I left my quotebook where I keep all my funny quotes in at school. I remember a couple of today's quotes, though. Teacher to Student: You never cease to amaze me, but you often cease to impress me. ----- Teacher: (Student A) is one of the few people who coul...
- Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:44 pm UTC
- Forum: School
- Topic: 126 Things Adam is No Longer Allowed to do at School (9-29)
- Replies: 138
- Views: 15585
Re: 126 Things Adam is No Longer Allowed to do at School (9-29)
I now have an urge to try as many things on this list as I can. That is one hilarious list.
- Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:29 pm UTC
- Forum: School
- Topic: Awesome Teacher Quotes
- Replies: 1764
- Views: 343798
Re: Awesome Teacher Quotes
My AP Computer Science AB teacher has a lot of memorable quotes. Here is just a taste. Teacher: Austin (me, in case you can't tell) stop laughing. Stop laughing. Don't laugh. Don't laugh until you pass out. (I have a problem with stopping myself from laughing.) Teacher: He laughed his contact out. T...
- Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:21 pm UTC
- Forum: School
- Topic: Awesome Student Quotes
- Replies: 861
- Views: 160972
Re: Awesome Student Quotes
I actually keep a quotebook of memorable quotes from my classes from day to day. I think I'll share some of them with you all. Person A: I was not prepeating. I was looking into the future and then repeating what you said. Person B: That's prepeating. ----- Person B: The goals of our lab are to prov...
- Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:12 pm UTC
- Forum: Mathematics
- Topic: Proving the area of a circle
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2440
Re: Proving the area of a circle
Okay, so I went to my multivariate calculus teacher and he told me this; \begin{equation} \begin{split} \lim_{n \rightarrow \infty} A & = \lim_{n \rightarrow \infty} {n}{{r}^2}{\sin \bigg(\frac{\pi}{n} \bigg)}{\cos \bigg(\frac{\pi}{n} \bigg)} \\ & = {{r}^2} \lim_{n \rightarro...
- Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:18 am UTC
- Forum: Mathematics
- Topic: Proving the area of a circle
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2440
Re: Proving the area of a circle
The problem is, I've tried L'Hopital's Rule, but it is something I would like to avoid. I was trying to prove the area of the circle using only limits. Any suggestions on that? Thanks for the help, though.
- Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:36 pm UTC
- Forum: Forum Games
- Topic: Ban the person above you
- Replies: 20155
- Views: 957334
Re: Ban the person above you
Banned for not banning the person above you
- Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:34 pm UTC
- Forum: Forum Games
- Topic: Corrupt-a-wish
- Replies: 25661
- Views: 1945905
Re: Corrupt-a-wish
Granted, but the Flying Spaghetti Monster blesses you with immortality the instant before you would have died. Now you can endure a hell worse than hell.
I wish that I didn't have to do all my physics homework.
I wish that I didn't have to do all my physics homework.
- Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:32 pm UTC
- Forum: Forum Games
- Topic: Word Association Game 2: Electric Boogaloo
- Replies: 12812
- Views: 875906
- Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:30 pm UTC
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Fan Fiction
- Replies: 60
- Views: 64118
Re: Fan Fiction
I read fan-fiction from time to time, mostly Inheritance Cycle fan-fiction, and I found a few good ones on FF.net. Most of these that I read are Eragon/Saphira pairings, but they are written really well. As of now, there are two that I read whenever there is an update, a few others that haven't upda...
- Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:18 pm UTC
- Forum: Mathematics
- Topic: Proving the area of a circle
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2440
Proving the area of a circle
Okay. I'm at a conundrum. I have an equation that describes the area of n-sided polygons in terms of radius length (r) and number of sides (n), but I'm unable to get the area of a circle out of them. The equation I have is A={n}{r^{2}}sin{(\theta)}cos{(\theta)} where \theta=\frac{\pi...