I think I must be losing my mind.

[Jeff7]

I.......I like the Laplace Transform.

Maybe it's the way it takes horrible calculus, evil calculus equations, and turns them into benign little algebra equations. Maybe it's the way it smoothly handles discontinuous functions. So elegant and powerful.



Oh god I need help.

:laugh:

 

[DaShen]

Do you need a room?

:laugh:

I love the uber-geekiness in ATOT. It makes me feel normal.

 

[LordMaul]

Thank God I'm done with Calculus. That hell should never be inflicted upon anyone.

 

[Jeff7]

Pickup line for a girl who's having a rough time in life?


"Sometimes life just seems to have so much discontinuity."

"Don't worry, I'm here for you. My name's Laplace."

"Do you really think you can transform my life?"

 

[TecHNooB]

Originally posted by: LordMaul
Thank God I'm done with Calculus. That hell should never be inflicted upon anyone.

How hard is multivariable calc compared to calc 1-3?

 

[JayMassive]

i'd say your entropy could be increasing... :~]

 

[BrownTown]

Originally posted by: TecHNooB

Originally posted by: LordMaul
Thank God I'm done with Calculus. That hell should never be inflicted upon anyone.

How hard is multivariable calc compared to calc 1-3?

umm well usually multivariable calc IS calc 3. Personally I found multivariable calc to be much easier since you aren't really learning anything new, you just do the same thing several times. Laplace transform is differential equations though, not mutivariable.

EDIT: and yes it kicks all kinds of a$$, I love it. It turns electrical engineering problems that would be complex differential equations into easy algebra.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: BrownTown
umm well usually multivariable calc IS calc 3. Personally I found multivariable calc to be much easier since you aren't really learning anything new, you just do the same thing several times. Laplace transform is differential equations though, not mutivariable.

EDIT: and yes it kicks all kinds of a$$, I love it. It turns electrical engineering problems that would be complex differential equations into easy algebra.

The amusing bit - there isn't a single electrical engineer in the class. The professor talks about how useful it is, particularly in electrical engineering, and there you go, not a single one in the class, at least not that section. There are plenty of other engineering students though.


I just keep picturing other funny situations.


"Dear, who's 'Laplace?'"

"Why?"

"You kept moaning that name in your sleep last night. Are you having an affair?"

No, I'm not quite at that point. If I ever do, I trust that someone on this forum will kindly do the right thing and end the suffering.

Originally posted by: DaShen
I love the uber-geekiness in ATOT. It makes me feel normal.

That, combined with someone saying the Laplace Transform "kicks all kinds of a$$" - yeah, welcome to our version of "normal."

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Originally posted by: LordMaul
Thank God I'm done with Calculus. That hell should never be inflicted upon anyone.

100% agree.

 

[ProviaFan]

Laplace transforms are great, at least when the professor gives you an equation table for the exam so you don't have to memorize them.

 

[ArchCenturion]

I loved laplace, it was super confusing when i first saw it, but then after while it made all the differential equations ez.

Mech Eng uses differential equations alot also, things like spring mass, lamp systems, and I think i had a couple classes in control systems, that relied heavily on Laplaces stuff.

 

[Special K]

Laplace was fine, what always scared me was the inverse Laplace transform - not the table lookup method, but the actual integral that gave you the time function back. It involved doing some lne integral in complex space or something. Luckily I never had to use it.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: ProviaFan
Laplace transforms are great, at least when the professor gives you an equation table for the exam so you don't have to memorize them.

I guess that'd be an important thing to note - yes, we get equation tables. The professors here thus far seem more interested in us devoting time to understanding the concepts. Mindless memorization can wait, and would likely come naturally with repeated exposure to the material.