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I don't have domain expertise here at all but I'd like to hear the other side. Trapezoid estimation I believe I learned when I was 15 or so as part of standard

I don't have domain expertise here at all but I'd like to hear the other side. Trapezoid estimation I believe I learned when I was 15 or so as part of standard coursework. I would find it remarkable if all these accomplished scientific experimenters and scholars first encountered it here Not impossible but I think Occam's razor would suggest there might be domain specific nuances to the implementation that makes it special. On the other hand I've certainly encountered a ton of stupidly obvious techniques in my 30 years of programming which I thought were unremarkable only to discover people have developed a special language and narrative history of attribution to it. You swim through the jargon presuming it's profound and enlightening but then ultimately get disappointed. It's an emotionally impactful experience so I tend to remember it.

klyrs 4y ago
That example is just one that sticks out in my mind particularly brightly. I'm a mathematician, and I have a particular distrust of people who name things after themselves, in large part because of the culture -- people who cite your work might choose to name it after you in recognition of your/its significance. And I still dislike that, because for example, Noether's Theorem isn't a unique identifier. The Trapezoid Rule, on the other hand, is named perfectly. There's some interesting discussion on stackexchange at [1], the comment I link to reports on some investigation they did. Apparently, the Tai of Tai's Model misinterpreted other people's use of the trapezoid rule, found that misinterpreted version to be faulty, re-invented it, and named it after herself. One assumes that it was an honest mistake, but it's a damned shame that it didn't get caught in review. [1] https://academia.stackexchange.com/a/103197 https://academia.stackexchange.com/a/103197
Arch-TK 4y ago
There are no domain specific nuances. Please feel free to read it, it's very short: https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/17/2/152/17985/A-Mathematical-Model-for-the-Determination-of https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/17/2/152/17985/A-M... (PDF link at the bottom)

klyrs 4y ago

That example is just one that sticks out in my mind particularly brightly. I'm a mathematician, and I have a particular distrust of people who name things after themselves, in large part because of the culture -- people who cite your work might choose to name it after you in recognition of your/its significance. And I still dislike that, because for example, Noether's Theorem isn't a unique identifier. The Trapezoid Rule, on the other hand, is named perfectly. There's some interesting discussion on stackexchange at [1], the comment I link to reports on some investigation they did. Apparently, the Tai of Tai's Model misinterpreted other people's use of the trapezoid rule, found that misinterpreted version to be faulty, re-invented it, and named it after herself. One assumes that it was an honest mistake, but it's a damned shame that it didn't get caught in review. [1] https://academia.stackexchange.com/a/103197 https://academia.stackexchange.com/a/103197

Arch-TK 4y ago

There are no domain specific nuances. Please feel free to read it, it's very short: https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/17/2/152/17985/A-Mathematical-Model-for-the-Determination-of https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/17/2/152/17985/A-M... (PDF link at the bottom)