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Rep Retirement Thread 133: I still hate you all

Rep Retirement Thread 133: I still hate you all

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MavHockey14 said:
It's a perfect day to leave calculus out of the equation of life wise guy!;)

You are correct with it being end of the year, it's the last of the stuff we'll learn. I've struggled a little bit since hockey was in full swing since about decemeber, but the last 6 weeks or so has been the super tough part.
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Same thing happened to me in AP Calc. I breezed through the first semester with minimal effort, but the end of the year stuff I found very difficult.

Luckily for me the only Calc class I had to take in college was Applied Calc, which was all the stuff I found easy.
 
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MinnesotaNorthStar said:
Same thing happened to me in AP Calc. I breezed through the first semester with minimal effort, but the end of the year stuff I found very difficult.

Luckily for me the only Calc class I had to take in college was Applied Calc, which was all the stuff I found easy.
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Good to hear, I'm not overly worried about it, just always trying to stay on top of things.
Almington said:
If you are talking those classes in HS, then you should be fine entering an engineering program. Calc is just a hard class for many, and while you do need to know it and has a basic understanding of it for engineering, it isn't super critical to be an expert in it: you'll just look up what you don't remember anyway.
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That's what I was thinking as well. In addition, there's a lot of applications of calculus that can be done in the computer now anyways. I figure even if I earn the college credit this year, I'll take Calculus I next year anyways, just to master the basis of calculus and my understanding of it.

Thanks for the support guys, i appreciate it.

Almington, are you an engineer?
 
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For those of you complaining about calc, you should give multi-variable calc a try...That shiat is brutal!
 
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bigblue_dl said:
For those of you complaining about calc, you should give multi-variable calc a try...That shiat is brutal!
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Thanks I'll pass.

I've been a practicing engineer since 1981. I've been licensed since 1984. I've NEVER used calc since I took the FE exam in 1980.
 
bigblue_dl said:
For those of you complaining about calc, you should give multi-variable calc a try...That shiat is brutal!
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So I've heard...

Finally awake for the day. Sunburn isn't AS painful, and isn't peeling! Yay!

Also, my terrible no-good broke my heart ex had court today for his OWI/possession/paraphernelia. Reeeally hoping for jail time.
 
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crazytechfan said:
So I've heard...

Finally awake for the day. Sunburn isn't AS painful, and isn't peeling! Yay!

Also, my terrible no-good broke my heart ex had court today for his OWI/possession/paraphernelia. Reeeally hoping for jail time.
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Have you ever considered writing lyrics for C&W songs? Your life as posted on this thread seems made for it.
 
MavHockey14 said:
Almington, are you an engineer?
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I'm in grad school for environmental engineering and science at UIowa currently. One of my bs degrees is in chem eng from UW.

Engineers need to be able to apply calc principles; whereas most math departments teach calc from a theoretical perspective. if you are just struggling with one or two of the concepts you'll be fine, if you are struggling with the whole class you'll have problems.

I wouldn't waste my time taking the class over if you get a 4 or 5 on the AP exam. Just move on to calc 2, you'll have plenty of time to refine basic calc skills.

I have a TI-89, I don't have to know how to do any of that basic calc stuff anymore.
 
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I just got a revision of a tax form for my 2009 (not 2010) taxes for a stock that I own. It amounts to about $10. :mad:
 
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I also haven't used calculus as an engineer either, but I understand the need to learn it as the concepts help reinforce everything else you learn when getting an engineering degree.

closed circuit to MNS: Good call on Homeboy...been listening to it the last couple days, helluva song
 
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Ralph Baer said:
I just got a revision of a tax form for my 2009 (not 2010) taxes for a stock that I own. It amounts to about $10. :mad:
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Uh-oh. Trying to dupe the feds by providing bogus info on your tax return. They're gonna throw the book at ya.:eek:

Be sure to give us your mailing address once you get settled in the Big House.
 
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Scarlet said:
How did the oreos come out????
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Just finished making the dough for them, and now I need a new electric mixer...

Anyway, time to start dinner. Venison steaks sauteed in butter with roasted broccoli and baked potatoes.
 
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bigblue_dl said:
I also haven't used calculus as an engineer either, but I understand the need to learn it as the concepts help reinforce everything else you learn when getting an engineering degree.
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It weeds out the posers. Another good class for that is Calculus based basic Electrical circuits.
 
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A Shot and a Goal said:
Uh-oh. Trying to dupe the feds by providing bogus info on your tax return. They're gonna throw the book at ya.:eek:

Be sure to give us your mailing address once you get settled in the Big House.
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But it is in my favor. :D (I would have less income since part of the dividend has become a return of capital. However whenever I sell the stock my tax basis would be lower.)
 
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walrus said:
It weeds out the posers. Another good class for that is Calculus based basic Electrical circuits.
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Does a very good job of weeding out those who are either not willing and/or able to put in the time and effort required to get a physical or applied science (aka engineering) degree.

I hated my circuits class. I didn't care, the TAs didn't care, the professor didn't want to be teaching, and everyone knew that no one else really cared about teaching/learning. In that class we were allowed a sheet of notes in the exams, the professor handed out a "review" sheet that was basically the exam without any numbers, and the TAs held a review session where they went over how to solve the problems on the "review" sheet. You then copied the answers onto a single sheet, went into the exam, copied the answer onto the actual exam and then plugged in the numbers, easiest exams I ever had. I can't think of any class where I learned less, that includes the classes that were just repeats (undergrad then grad) of other classes that I have taken.
 
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Ralph Baer said:
But it is in my favor. :D (I would have less income since part of the dividend has become a return of capital. However whenever I sell the stock my tax basis would be lower.)
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Getting money back from the feds? That's even worser. They hate refunding money. I'd contact your lawyer right away.;)
 
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