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Re: I think I love it!
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Thu, 25 Apr 2002 05:06:58 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Benjamin Medinets writes:
So, I can definitely sympathize with Iain's distaste for math.

I never liked math either, but they wouldn't give me the engineering degree
without it.  Hence the loads of statistics, multivariate calculus,
engineering analysis I (aka, Vector Calculus, I hear MechE students get to
take II as well), lin alg, and then all the applied math courses (op
research (ie, fun with linear programming or How the World Can be
Represented as Matrix), statistical quality control (How the World is a
distribution plot), design of experiments (How the World is Hypothesis Testing).

Calum



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(...) I can see his point...though...he is just a LOT more open with his displeasure about the subject. (...) I wish I could understand that sort of stuff. Then again, I spend a lot of my scholarly time analyzing financial stuff, at the moment (...) (23 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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