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Post by madmadeline on Apr 15, 2013 13:45:10 GMT
(pah, his name is FAR more fun to say than it is to type.)
Love the Google Doodle in his honour. Let's all try to fit the magnificent e into our day today!
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Post by tangent on Apr 15, 2013 14:58:52 GMT
One of my heroes.
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Post by madmadeline on Apr 15, 2013 16:47:11 GMT
Hey, tangent... why did the homeowner start taking the logarithm (base e) of common household words?
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Post by Shake on Apr 15, 2013 23:05:39 GMT
Ooh, this sounds good! Can't wait for the punchline!
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Post by madmadeline on Apr 15, 2013 23:09:19 GMT
...he was looking for his ln(mower) !
Aren't math jokes FUNNY?
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Post by tangent on Apr 15, 2013 23:14:11 GMT
Naturally.
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Post by madmadeline on Apr 15, 2013 23:15:01 GMT
oooh good one!
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Post by Shake on Apr 15, 2013 23:23:15 GMT
...he was looking for his ln(mower) ! Aren't math jokes FUNNY? Real-ly funny!
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Post by madmadeline on Apr 15, 2013 23:25:53 GMT
And in honour of the man himself (and his number, I'll have to find a new list for his constant!)
Top ln(e^10) reasons why e is better than pi
10) e is easier to spell than pi. 9) pi ~= 3.14 while e ~=2.718281828459045. 8) The character for e can be found on a keyboard, but pi sure can't. 7) Everybody fights for their piece of the pie. 6) ln(pi^1) is a really nasty number, but ln(e^1) = 1. 5) e is used in calculus while pi is used in baby geometry. 4) 'e' is the most commonly picked vowel in Wheel of Fortune. 3) e stands for Euler's Number, pi doesn't stand for squat. 2) You don't need to know Greek to be able to use e. 1) You can't confuse e with a food product.
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Post by tangent on Apr 15, 2013 23:47:07 GMT
I would suggest that pi is used more than e in calculus, especially when integrating trigonometric functions. However, since I think we should say they are equivalent in the grand scheme of things and therefore equally important.
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Post by madmadeline on Apr 15, 2013 23:53:06 GMT
Way to ruin elitism! Now what are we going to set pi up against on March 14th?
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Post by madmadeline on Apr 15, 2013 23:54:01 GMT
(btw... came up empty on my search for jokes about Euler's constant. Apparently it just isn't very funny.)
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Post by Yuki on Apr 16, 2013 12:17:56 GMT
Happy Euler and Da Vinci day!
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Post by madmadeline on Apr 16, 2013 12:34:37 GMT
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