hb@pixar.UUCP (H. B. Siegel) (03/11/88)
I'm collecting interesting and/or amusing "formulas" for eventual posting. Some examples to give you idea of the flavor: An expression for the probability of life on other planets as a function of lifetime of technological civilization times the lifetime of a star, etc. The estimated time in months until you find your next girlfriend/boyfriend as a function of the number of dates you go on, how long your relationships usually last, etc. The estimated time of completion of a Ph.D. The actual value of anything is equal to the log of it's cost. E.g. a stereo that costs twice as much as another stereo is no where near twice as good. They should be interesting and amusing enough to make you want to sit down and figure them out for yourself and friends - I'm not interested in a formula straight out of a math or physics book. There's no pretense for mathematical accuracy, either. Formulas based on intuition or commonsense are just as fun. Please mail responses directly to ucbvax\!pixar\!hb H.B. Siegel <the usual disclaimers go here>
g-rh@cca.CCA.COM (Richard Harter) (03/13/88)
In article <1536@pixar.UUCP> hb@pixar.UUCP (H. B. Siegel) writes: >I'm collecting interesting and/or amusing "formulas" for eventual >posting. > > The actual value of anything is equal to the log of >it's cost. E.g. a stereo that costs twice as much as another stereo >is no where near twice as good. This one is wrong -- the actual function has a parameter, which we shall call the normal cost. If the cost is signifigantly lower than the normal cost the value goes exponentially to a constant known as "the useless junk value". However it is true that for costs sufficiently greater than the normal cost the the function is approximately logarithmic. The normal cost parameter depends on two factors, the intrinsic cost and the thrifty shopper factor. A complete and monumentally incorrect discussion of this function can be found in: "The complete parameterized Cost/Value function as applied to the purchase of sheep dip.", The South Dakota Sheep Herders Quarterly, Vol CCLXXVIII, pps 2047-2179, by Ephraim T. Blatherskite, ThD. -- In the fields of Hell where the grass grows high Are the graves of dreams allowed to die. Richard Harter, SMDS Inc.
gregwong@maui.cs.ucla.edu (Greg Wong) (03/14/88)
In article <1536@pixar.UUCP> hb@pixar.UUCP (H. B. Siegel) writes: >I'm collecting interesting and/or amusing "formulas" for eventual >posting. > >Some examples to give you idea of the flavor: > An expression for the probability of >life on other planets as a function of lifetime of technological >civilization times the lifetime of a star, etc. ... > H.B. Siegel The probability that a mistakenly dropped, buttered slice of bread will land buttered side down is greater than 0.5. In fact, the probability is directly proportional to the value of the carpet. A socket used in repairing an automobile engine when dropped will roll under a car to the exact center most of the time. In fact, the distance from the socket's location to the exact center of the car is in direct proportion to the ground clearance of the car. ******* ******* ******* ============================= ** ** ** ** * ** ( | (they only gave me 4 lines for a .sig) ** ** ** ** ** ____/ Greg Wong ****** ****** ** gregwong@maui.cs.ucla.edu
marc@metavax.UUCP (Marc Paige) (03/15/88)
This is an old formula that I heard in high school: b4i4q,ru/18? Read it outloud. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "tired and shagged out from a prolonged squawk" - mpfc the parrot sketch ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Marc Paige | i have no opinions that are anybody else's
rjung@castor.usc.edu (Robert Jung) (03/15/88)
In article <1536@pixar.UUCP> hb@pixar.UUCP (H. B. Siegel) writes: >I'm collecting interesting and/or amusing "formulas" for eventual >posting. My favorite proof (is that okay?), from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (paraphrased, adapted, and mangled, no flames please): 1. Space is infinite. 2. Since space is infinite, there is an infinite number of planets in space. 3. However, not all planets are inhabited. Therefore, there is a finite number of inhabited planets in space. 4. The number of inhabited planets over the number of uninhabited planets is as close to zero as all gets out (n/infinity). Therefore, the total number of life forms in the universe is zero, and anyone you meet is the product of a deranged imagination. --R.J. B-) P.S. Woops, didn't read your note about e-mailing until now...Oh well, I needed to post a joke anyway. <=====================================><=====================================> Disclaimer: These ideas are all mine! Mineminemineminemineminemineminemine! Send e-junk-mail through Bitnet to rjung@castor.usc.edu
johns@phred.UUCP (John Stice) (03/15/88)
I submit the following formula, provided courtesy of N. Macgregor Rugheimer, Ex-Officio Associate Department Head of Physics at MSU (Montana): The intellegence of a group of people goes as A * exp(-n^2), Where n is the number of group members and A is a constant of porportionality. I think of this every time I go to a staff meeting. John Stice..............
werner@aecom.YU.EDU (Craig Werner) (03/15/88)
In article <10323@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU>, gregwong@maui.cs.ucla.edu (Greg Wong) writes: > In article <1536@pixar.UUCP> hb@pixar.UUCP (H. B. Siegel) writes: > >I'm collecting interesting and/or amusing "formulas" for eventual > >posting. From last week's New York Times Sunday magazine: "As a rule of thumb, the number of barbers a man has in a lifetime is roughly equal to his number of affairs." AND a very old one: (Beauty) * (Brains) = f lim (availability) -> 0. f -> infinity (More mundane and misogynist formulation just replaces f with Const) -- Craig Werner (future MD/PhD, 3.5 years down, 3.5 to go) werner@aecom.YU.EDU -- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1935-14E Eastchester Rd., Bronx NY 10461, 212-931-2517) "When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day."
hawkins@bnrmtv.UUCP (Peter Hawkins) (03/16/88)
In article <1536@pixar.UUCP>, hb@pixar.UUCP (H. B. Siegel) writes: > I'm collecting interesting and/or amusing "formulas" for eventual > posting. > The math department at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo has a shirt with a cartoon character writing on a chalk board. The equation reads: /-\ /-\ | x | n \ (e) = -+- (u) | | \_/ | (i.e. the integral of e to the x is equal to the function of u to the n) after looking carefully it reads sex = fun. Yes it is true, it really is on Cal Poly's math department's T-shirts.
kathode@slovax.UUCP (Kathy Lau) (03/17/88)
Limerick by Bruce Miller: The integral of t squared dt, From one to the cube root of three, When times the cosine Of three pi over nine Is the log of the cube root of e.
tlh@cs.purdue.EDU (Thomas L. Hausmann) (03/17/88)
> not all inhabited => FINITE NUMBER INHABITED
does not follow(obviously)...no joke (sorry)
-Tomjsalter@polyslo.UUCP (Tasslehoff) (03/17/88)
In article <3443@bnrmtv.UUCP> hawkins@bnrmtv.UUCP (Peter Hawkins) writes:
:The math department at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo has a shirt with a
:cartoon character writing on a chalk board. The equation reads:
:
: /-\ /-\
: | x | n
: \ (e) = -+- (u)
: | |
: \_/ |
:
:(i.e. the integral of e to the x is equal to the function of u to the n)
:after looking carefully it reads sex = fun. Yes it is true, it really is on
:Cal Poly's math department's T-shirts.
Yep. Do you want one?
--
jsalter@polyslo.calpoly.edu | Who needs the moon,
...{csustan,csun,sdsu}!polyslo!jsalter | when we've got the stars. - ABCmasticol@sabbath.rutgers.edu (Steve Masticola) (03/17/88)
Not a formula, but an expression:
RU
B4I4Q ---- QT(Pi) (must be said aloud)
18
Also, from thermodynamics:
The bore of the whore
times the square of the hair
over the cube of the tube
equals the heat of the meat.
----
M A X H E A D R O O M F O R P R E S I D E N T !
>>-> Best computer-generated video image money can buy <-<<
Steve M-M-M-M-Masticola (masticol@paul.rutgers.edu)hawkins@bnrmtv.UUCP (Peter Hawkins) (03/18/88)
In article <2933@slovax.UUCP>, kathode@slovax.UUCP (Kathy Lau) writes: > Limerick by Bruce Miller: > > The integral of t squared dt, > From one to the cube root of three, > When times the cosine > Of three pi over nine > Is the log of the cube root of e. I have a freind who *loves* math believe it or not. He would really get off on thisi little limerick if the equation is really true. It's been a while since I had my calculus, so can someone out there who can remember (or just loves math as much as my friend) let me know if this is actually correct.
eephdkk@pyr.gatech.EDU (Kevin Kells) (03/19/88)
In article <10323@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> gregwong@maui.UUCP (Greg Wong) writes: >In article <1536@pixar.UUCP> hb@pixar.UUCP (H. B. Siegel) writes: >>I'm collecting interesting and/or amusing "formulas" for eventual >>posting. Here's one: ``The lowest energy state of a piece of bubble-gum is on the bottom of your shoe.'' --kev -- Kevin Kells Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332 uucp: {THE_KNOWN_WORLD}!gatech!gitpyr!eephdkk ARPA: eephdkk@pyr.gatech.edu
ejh@sei.cmu.edu (Erik Hardy) (03/20/88)
In article <3451@bnrmtv.UUCP>, hawkins@bnrmtv.UUCP (Peter Hawkins) writes: > > The integral of t squared dt, > > From one to the cube root of three, > > When times the cosine > > Of three pi over nine > > Is the log of the cube root of e. > > I have a freind who *loves* math believe it or not. He would really get off > on thisi little limerick if the equation is really true. > It's been a while since I had my calculus, so can someone out there > who can remember (or just loves math as much as my friend) let me know if > this is actually correct. it's absolutely correct! it's nice when these things work out, isn't it? on a lighter note, what's the value of: -- cabin | 1 | - dx? | x -- 1 (sorry about that) doc (erik@sei.cmu.edu) yaccity yacc (don't awk back)
jan@oscvax.UUCP (Jan Sven Trabandt) (03/21/88)
In article <3451@bnrmtv.UUCP> hawkins@bnrmtv.UUCP (Peter Hawkins) writes: >In article <2933@slovax.UUCP>, kathode@slovax.UUCP (Kathy Lau) writes: >> Limerick by Bruce Miller: >> >> The integral of t squared dt, >> From one to the cube root of three, >> When times the cosine >> Of three pi over nine >> Is the log of the cube root of e. > >I have a freind who *loves* math believe it or not. He would really get off >on thisi little limerick if the equation is really true. >It's been a while since I had my calculus, so can someone out there >who can remember (or just loves math as much as my friend) let me know if this >is actually correct. Sorry, but it jest ain't co-rect. The log of the cube root of e is 0.3333... (taking "log" to be the natural logarithm) or 0.14476... (using log base 10) whereas the rest of the limerick (the left-hand-side of the "equation", if you will) is 0.5544... So there! Ob Joke: A few months ago I was at a restaurant with a friend and the hostess actually fell for the "Mike Hunt" ploy. There was a bit of a wait, and when a table was free for "Mike's" party, the hostess announced it over the p.a. and you guessed it, they were no longer around. I thought it was funny that she fell for it, even though it is an old joke. Jan "so where's the party?" Sven. -------------------------------------------------------- -"Perchance art thou, besides Neysa, a virgin?" -"No." -"Well, that's over-rated anyways." ( paraphrased from 'Split Infinity', by Piers Anthony) Mind like parachute - function only when open! Jan (Jan, from Amsterdam) no-hyphen Sven Trabandt ...!{allegro,ihnp4,decvax,pyramid}!utzoo!oscvax!jan
mkent@dewey.soe.berkeley.edu (Marty Kent) (03/21/88)
An old, and very simple one:
The heat of the meat is inversely proportional to the
angle of dangle.
(Note that this is measuring theta-sub-d clockwise from positive y axis.)
Marty Kent Sixth Sense Research and Development
415/642 0288 415/548 9129
MKent@dewey.soe.berkeley.edu
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Kent's heuristic: Look for it first where you'd most like to find it.hal@pur-phy (Hal Chambers) (03/21/88)
I thought there was a special newsgroup for offensive/obscene/...etc. humor? Please keep this garbage out of sci.misc. Hal Chambers
scotte@oscvax.UUCP (Scotte Zinn) (03/21/88)
In article <Mar.17.09.22.28.1988.4993@sabbath.rutgers.edu> masticol@sabbath.rutgers.edu (Steve Masticola) writes: >Not a formula, but an expression: > > RU > B4I4Q ---- QT(Pi) (must be said aloud) > 18 No! In the place of the 'I4' there should be the greek symbol alpha! You have to say it fast though. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scotte Zinn Ontario Science Centre, Toronto ...!{allegra,ihnp4,decvax,pyramid}!utzoo!oscvax!scotte
sw@whuts.UUCP (WARMINK) (03/22/88)
> > Limerick by Bruce Miller: > > > > The integral of t squared dt, > > From one to the cube root of three, > > When times the cosine > > Of three pi over nine > > Is the log of the cube root of e. > 3^(1/3)-- | t^2 dt * cos (3*pi/9) = log(e^(1/3)) 1-- So... t=3^(1/3) to 1 (t^3/3) * cos (pi/3) = 1/3 (1-1/3) * .5 = 1/3 1/3 = 1/3 CORRECT -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "We demand rigidly defined areas of | Stuart Warmink, APT UK Ltd. doubt and uncertainty" (Vroomfondel) | <ihnp4>!whuts!sw -----------> My opinions are not necessarily those of APT UK Ltd. <-----------
ejh@sei.cmu.edu (Erik Hardy) (03/22/88)
In article <604@oscvax.UUCP>, jan@oscvax.UUCP (Jan Sven Trabandt) writes: > Sorry, but it jest ain't co-rect. > The log of the cube root of e is 0.3333... (taking "log" to be the > natural logarithm) > or 0.14476... (using log base 10) > > whereas the rest of the limerick (the left-hand-side of the "equation", > if you will) is 0.5544... > > So there! > Jan "so where's the party?" Sven. let's see... integral of t^2 dt = t^3/3 from 1 to 3^(1/3) = 2/3 (with me so far?) cos(3*PI/9) = cos(PI/3) = 1/2, so the left side is 1/3. we already know the right side is 1/3, so what am i missing here? doc (erik@sei.cmu.edu) yaccity yacc (don't awk back)
steve@slovax.UUCP (Steve Cook) (03/22/88)
in article <9@dm.sei.cmu.edu>, ejh@sei.cmu.edu (Erik Hardy) says: > > on a lighter note, what's the value of: > -- cabin | 1 | - dx? = house boat!!! | x -- 1 Hint: Don't forget the integration constant C (or sea)!!! -- Steve Cook Hah... try to find me at {psivax,ism780}!logico!slovax!steve or at {hplsla,uw-beaver}!tikal!slovax!steve I dare you to, RDA will disavow all knowledge of me.
campbelr@hpsel1.HP.COM (Bob Campbell) (03/22/88)
3^1/3
/ 2
( | t dt ) cos (3*pi/9) = ln (e^1/3)
/
1
(3^1/3)^3 (1)^3
( --------- - --------- ) * (0.5) = (1/3) * ln (e)
3 3
3 1 1
( - - - ) * (0.5) = -
3 3 3
1/3 = 1/3
Bob Campbell Some times I wish that I could stop you from
Hewlett Packard talking, when I hear the silly things you say.
hplabs!hpda!campbelr - Elvis Costellobill@videovax.Tek.COM (William K. McFadden) (03/22/88)
In article <3451@bnrmtv.UUCP> hawkins@bnrmtv.UUCP (Peter Hawkins) writes: >In article <2933@slovax.UUCP>, kathode@slovax.UUCP (Kathy Lau) writes: >> Limerick by Bruce Miller: >> >> The integral of t squared dt, >> From one to the cube root of three, >> When times the cosine >> Of three pi over nine >> Is the log of the cube root of e. > >It's been a while since I had my calculus, so can someone out there >who can remember (or just loves math as much as my friend) let me know if this >is actually correct. Ok, but you'll probably get a flood of reponses from everybody else, too. __ / \ 3 ** (1/3) | ? \ t**2 dt * cos( 3*pi/9 ) = ln[ e ** (1/3) ] \ | \__/ 1 _ _ | | 3 ** (1/3) | (1/3) * (T**3) | * cos( pi/3 ) = 1/3 * ln( e ) |_ _| 1 1/3 * [3 - 1] * 1/2 = 1/3 2/3 * 1/2 = 1/3 1/3 = 1/3 Yes, it's correct. -- Bill McFadden Tektronix, Inc. P.O. Box 500 MS 58-639 Beaverton, OR 97077 UUCP: ...{hplabs,uw-beaver,decvax}!tektronix!videovax!bill GTE: (503) 627-6920 "How can I prove I am not crazy to people who are?"
LOK@PSUVMB.BITNET (DOUGLAS R. LEPRO) (03/22/88)
What??? And again I say: What?
Where ever did you come up with an arbitrary constant of integration in a
definite integral? Such silliness is just too funny to bear.
By the way, what did the mathematician say when the sun was shining?
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If anybody doesn't get it, or it's been on the net every day for the past
year, ha ha ha you can't flame me because we don't get get any e-mail
here. Flames have been dev/null for a long time so go ahead and try it.
Oh, yeah and learn some math
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In article <9@dm.sei.cmu.edu>, ejh@sei.cmu.edu (Erik Hardy) writes: > on a lighter note, what's the value of: > > -- cabin > | 1 > | - dx? > | x > -- 1 > I think it's more like: -- infinity | 1 | --------- d(cabin) = log(cabin) + C = House Boat... | cabin -- 0 Dunno who invented this one, but Thomas Pynchon quoted it in "Gravity's Rainbow" which purported it to have been around at least since W.W. II. r. -- ramin@scampi.sc-scicon.com --or-- {ihnp4,lll-lcc,hoptoad}!scampi!ramin
jan@oscvax.UUCP (Jan Sven Trabandt) (03/23/88)
In article <14@dm.sei.cmu.edu> ejh@sei.cmu.edu (Erik Hardy) writes: >In article <604@oscvax.UUCP>, jan@oscvax.UUCP (Jan Sven Trabandt) writes: >> Sorry, but it jest ain't co-rect. >> whereas the rest of the limerick (the left-hand-side of the "equation", >> if you will) is 0.5544... > >let's see... > >integral of t^2 dt = t^3/3 from 1 to 3^(1/3) = 2/3 (with me so far?) >cos(3*PI/9) = cos(PI/3) = 1/2, so the left side is 1/3. we already know the >right side is 1/3, so > >what am i missing here? > >doc (erik@sei.cmu.edu) All right, so I blundered. Somehow I managed to use square-root of 3 instead of cube-root of 3 as the upper-limit in the integral. Just 'cause I'm going into 4-th year Math (well, Computer Science really) doesn't mean I can multiply 'n' divide :-) Can we forget about this limerick now?? Jan "Friday - It's hip, it's happening" Sven. -------------------------------------------------------- -"Perchance art thou, besides Neysa, a virgin?" -"No." -"Well, that's over-rated anyways." ( paraphrased from 'Split Infinity', by Piers Anthony) Mind like parachute - function only when open! Jan (Jan, from Amsterdam) no-hyphen Sven Trabandt ...!{allegro,ihnp4,decvax,pyramid}!utzoo!oscvax!jan
jan@oscvax.UUCP (Jan Sven Trabandt) (03/23/88)
In article <2950@slovax.UUCP> steve@slovax.UUCP (Steve Cook) writes: >in article <9@dm.sei.cmu.edu>, ejh@sei.cmu.edu (Erik Hardy) says: >> >> on a lighter note, what's the value of: >> > -- cabin > | 1 > | - dx? = house boat!!! > | x > -- 1 > > Hint: Don't forget the integration constant C (or sea)!!! But there is no integration constant when you have limits on your integration!!! (I do remember a thing or two about integrals, though you might have doubted that :-) What you really want is: -- | 1 | - d(cabin) = house boat | cabin -- Does this count as a flame? 8-) Jan "notice? what notice?" Sven. -------------------------------------------------------- -"Perchance art thou, besides Neysa, a virgin?" -"No." -"Well, that's over-rated anyways." ( paraphrased from 'Split Infinity', by Piers Anthony) Mind like parachute - function only when open! Jan (Jan, from Amsterdam) no-hyphen Sven Trabandt ...!{allegro,ihnp4,decvax,pyramid}!utzoo!oscvax!jan
ard@pdn.UUCP (Akash Deshpande) (03/23/88)
In article <604@oscvax.UUCP>, jan@oscvax.UUCP (Jan Sven Trabandt) writes: > In article <3451@bnrmtv.UUCP> hawkins@bnrmtv.UUCP (Peter Hawkins) writes: > >In article <2933@slovax.UUCP>, kathode@slovax.UUCP (Kathy Lau) writes: > >> [Limerick] > >I have a freind who *loves* math believe it or not. He would really get off > >[etc] > > Sorry, but it jest ain't co-rect. > Jan "so where's the party?" Sven. Go sue your math teacher, Jan. Akash -- Akash Deshpande Paradyne Corporation {gatech,rutgers,attmail}!codas!pdn!ard Mail stop LF-207 (813) 530-8307 o P.O. Box 2826 (813) 535-3987 h Largo, Florida 34649-2826
jra1_c47@ur-tut (Jem Radlow) (03/24/88)
In article <2608@pdn.UUCP> ard@pdn.UUCP (Akash Deshpande) writes: >In article <604@oscvax.UUCP>, jan@oscvax.UUCP (Jan Sven Trabandt) writes: >> In article <3451@bnrmtv.UUCP> hawkins@bnrmtv.UUCP (Peter Hawkins) writes: >> >In article <2933@slovax.UUCP>, kathode@slovax.UUCP (Kathy Lau) writes: >> >I have a freind who *loves* math believe it or not. He would really get off >> Sorry, but it jest ain't co-rect. > Go sue your math teacher, Jan. But don't you see? He got his answer from an HP calculator that does definite integrals. So of course, the formula is totally wrong. His HP calculator says so! -- Jem
hal@pur-phy (Hal Chambers) (03/24/88)
In article <238@scampi.UUCP> ramin@scampi.UUCP (Fubar Void) writes: >In article <9@dm.sei.cmu.edu>, ejh@sei.cmu.edu (Erik Hardy) writes: >> on a lighter note, what's the value of: >> >> -- cabin >> | 1 >> | - dx? >> | x >> -- 1 >I think it's more like: > -- infinity > | 1 > | --------- d(cabin) = log(cabin) + C > | cabin > -- 0 Wrong! This ( ^ ) integral blows up! On the RHS the "log(cabin)" term must be evaluated at both infinity and 0; log is unbounded in both places. Even the integrand is unbounded at 0! Also the integrand, 1/x, does not go to zero fast enough in the positive direction for the integral to be bounded. Consider the integer sum: SUM(1/n) for n = 1,....,infinity This is unbounded even though the discrete sum contains many fewer values than the Riemann Sum (i.e. integral). Hal (I probably spelled Riemann wrong) Chambers
LOK@PSUVMB.BITNET (DOUGLAS R. LEPRO) (03/26/88)
And again, I say, learn some math before saying anything that people may
accuse you of being stupid for later.
Integral of t squared dt from 1-sqr3 = 2/3
Cosine of 3pi/9 = cos pi/3 = 1/2
Multiplied, they equal 1/3
And yes, ln(exp(1/3)) = 1/3
Funny, but don't those last two number look awfully similar?
ob joke:
It came to pass that Kenny Rogers was late for his next show, and had to rush
there in a pickup truck. He noticed that his tire was making some noise but
couldn't do anything about it since he was late. So, he was driving along out
in the boonies somewhere, and after he got to the deepest, darkest, dirtiest
part of his trip, the lugs finally came off his tire, it went
tumbling down cliff, and exploded at the bottom. So, what did ole' Kenny
start to sing?
"It's a fine time to leave me loose wheel"
Yes, I know. That was terrible, but you deserved it. I have another joke,
but it's too long to type now, and... well, you get the picture.
Bye for now, and... sharpen those math skills,
DougLOK@PSUVMB.BITNET (DOUGLAS R. LEPRO) (03/29/88)
In article <238@scampi.UUCP>, ramin@scampi.UUCP (Fubar Void) says: > >I think it's more like: > > -- infinity > | 1 > | --------- d(cabin) = log(cabin) + C = House Boat... > | cabin > -- 0 > [ lots of stupid stuff omitted ] Why won't everybody just drop this? First of all, log(0) is undefined perhaps you meant log(1)? ( =0 ) Next, log( infin.) is undefined, and doesn't even tend to anything except infinity And, again, since this is a definite integral, there is no arbit. constant of integration. Sure, it's cute in it's own way the first time, but must we see it again and again? ^^^^^ Just for that, you don't get an ob joke. Thoroughly pissed off after a prolonged squawk, Doug
joh@wright.EDU (Jae Chan Oh) (03/29/88)
> ---\ /---- > / \ / > / | > | | > | | > \ | > \ x | n > | ( e ) = --|--- ( U ) > \ | > | | > | | > | | > / | > \-- | How about this? ------------ ---\ / /---- \ / \ / / \ / | | | | | | | | | | | \ | | | \ | | n | | ( tu )dy = | --|--- ( U ) | \ | | | | | | | | | | | | \ | / / \ | / \-- Well, I like to study, though :-)