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majnu
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0 posted 2002-11-15 07:23 PM


integral parts of life
-cos (me)

enormous amplitude and shortened period
before. but now the function is
changed; the negative area far
exceeding the positive. the deficit
grows and my fear follows - I doubt I
have much of this axis left. the space
will collapse and I will fail.

and the title song to M*A*S*H plays in
the background.



-majnu
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Timid thoughts be not afraid. I am a Poet.

[This message has been edited by majnu (11-16-2002 05:39 PM).]

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fractal007
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1 posted 2002-11-16 02:09 PM


Heheheh, just last night I was considering writing a poem about the dramas of the process of analysing calculus functions, but it seems you've beat me to it.

You have picked a good function to begin with, with the cosine's initial beginning "at the top" and then falling downward.  It is interesting that derivatives of the function at any even multiple of pi make the function look like it's going just great with no possibility of falling again, lol.

Your changing of the function is quite interesting as well.  It's great so see someone integrating math into a post here.  This is certainly one for the library.

"If history is to change, let it change. If the world is to be destroyed, so be it. If my fate is to die, I must simply laugh"

-- Magus

majnu
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2 posted 2002-11-16 02:35 PM


thanks for the compliments. one thing to notice though: -cos (me)

-majnu
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Timid thoughts be not afraid. I am a Poet.

fractal007
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3 posted 2002-11-16 05:21 PM


Heh, good point.  THought that was just a dash like as a point.  But thanks for the correction.

"If history is to change, let it change. If the world is to be destroyed, so be it. If my fate is to die, I must simply laugh"

-- Magus

SecondThought
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4 posted 2002-11-26 02:57 PM


Interesting for a math thing.
majnu
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5 posted 2002-11-26 05:03 PM


its not really about math - think.

-majnu
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Timid thoughts be not afraid. I am a Poet.

WhiteRose
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6 posted 2002-11-26 07:33 PM


Well my dear friend, I don't get it.
fractal007
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7 posted 2002-11-27 12:39 PM


y
    -       -
   / \     / \
------------------------------> x
/     \ /     \
-       -       -

This is a graph(kinda) of -cos(x).  
He's describing himself as being kinda like this up and down pattern.  I hope, or else I've drawn this silly m for not!  

"If history is to change, let it change. If the world is to be destroyed, so be it. If my fate is to die, I must simply laugh"

-- Magus

JamesMichael
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8 posted 2002-12-05 03:17 AM


Like this...James
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