Vector Calculus Shmector Calculus

[Mathochist]

Ok, cool. What's german for the set of complex numbers then?

[comastalker]

Hyperrationale Zahlen (abstraction of rational numbers to:)
[p-adische Zahl (p-adic number) & Hyperreale Zahlen (hyperreal numbers) & Surreale Zahlen (surreal numbers)]
Hyperkomplexe Zahlen (abstraction of complex numbers to
[Quaternionen (quaternions) & Oktaven/Oktonionen (Octonions)]
Komplexe Zahlen (defined : i²=-1 (i being imaginary))
Reelle Zahlen (Irrationale Zahlen + Rationale Zahlen; all roots w/ positive radicants possible)
Irrationale Zalhen (infinite floating point)
Rationale Zahlen (floating point)
Ganze Zahlen (signed integer w/ or w/o 0)
Natürliche Zahlen (unsigned integer w/ or w/o 0)

[Genzu]

Humm,

I took Calculus One, Two, and Three (2x cause I got a D+ the 1st time), and then Linear Algebra... completed my undergraduate degree, couldn't find a job... so I went to Graduate School! Finished that, worked 3 years as a Structural Engineer... And now I sew footbags for a living . Well, some day I'll actually make a living at it anyway. Business is tough.

All this to say, the one thing I learned in school was that most of it was totally useless. Having a Master's Degree was somewhat useful for understanding the basics, but the "real world" is so totally different from school, that it's really kinda sad.

So if you don't understand vector calculus... Come work for Freedom Footbags .

Peace.

[comastalker]

yepp. well, trigonometry and vector/matrix math were the only real useful things I learned in school