There is only 1 type of calculus

ScottP on February 23, 2021 at 4:23 am

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…. and only 1 type of 55er groupies!

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Mickey on February 23, 2021 at 1:17 am

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Unrelated cheesy question:
What is the volume of a disk with radius z and height a?

Answer:
Pi z z a!

Calculus Humor

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“Why?” the students asked.

Munch on February 23, 2021 at 12:12 am

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Link: https://nautil.us/issue/89/the-dark-side/w...

The problem may be to do with the fact that mathematicians have been allowed to name things. I guess they felt they were qualified to do so because they saw physicist name things and decide to have a bash at it themselves.

Fortunately, physicists trump chemists and use chemistry words like “metal” to mean any element above helium. Why not? They got away with it and it’s their world too.

Let’s just hope those clever fundamentals mathematicians don’t start trumping the physicists with language. After all, this is the “real” world we are dealing with here. (joke)

Why Mathematicians Should Stop Naming Things After Each Other - Issue 89: The Dark Side - Nautilus

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