Comments on: Sometimes I’m A Fucking Idiot http://www.clairechiang.net/2008/11/19/sometimes-im-a-fucking-idiot/ Miscellaneous posts including but not limited to my personal life, technology, philosophy, and money Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:55:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Claire http://www.clairechiang.net/2008/11/19/sometimes-im-a-fucking-idiot/comment-page-1/#comment-7263 Claire Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:46:36 +0000 http://www.clairechiang.net/?p=105#comment-7263 You're just a math major and past the level of arithmetic, but I congratulate you on your retained ability to do complicated algebra. Maybe by the time you graduate, you'll become like Friedman and won't be able to do the algebra either :) Useful in math class? Probably. I can't say I'm going to need to do this very often when I'm calculating the risk of casualties, though. You’re just a math major and past the level of arithmetic, but I congratulate you on your retained ability to do complicated algebra. Maybe by the time you graduate, you’ll become like Friedman and won’t be able to do the algebra either :)

Useful in math class? Probably. I can’t say I’m going to need to do this very often when I’m calculating the risk of casualties, though.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.clairechiang.net/2008/11/19/sometimes-im-a-fucking-idiot/comment-page-1/#comment-7262 Sarah Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:25:51 +0000 http://www.clairechiang.net/?p=105#comment-7262 Yes, the determinant with only whole numbers is much easier, although don't forget that I screwed it up the first time with my lack of ability to add and subtract. I probably would have gotten the more complicated one correct the first time, though. And this is so useful! In math class. Yes, the determinant with only whole numbers is much easier, although don’t forget that I screwed it up the first time with my lack of ability to add and subtract. I probably would have gotten the more complicated one correct the first time, though.
And this is so useful! In math class.

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