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Black-Scholes is relevant to any HN readers with stock options, but I agree that it doesn't belong on the list. And why isn't F=ma on the list? That seems reall

by kens 13y ago

Black-Scholes is relevant to any HN readers with stock options, but I agree that it doesn't belong on the list. And why isn't F=ma on the list? That seems really fundamental. (Maybe they didn't want Newton over-represented, but I'd pick that over gravitation.) And is Euler's Formula really important enough to be on the list? (genuine question) I'd put De Morgan's law on the list because of its importance to computers, but technically I guess it's not an equation.

rayiner 13y ago
You could lump it under #3, Calculus. Newton originally expressed using differential calculus as F = dp/dt, and developed his second law as an application of his newly-developed calculus.
- NAFV_P 13y ago
  > Newton originally expressed using differential calculus as F = dp/dt, and developed his second law as an application of his newly-developed calculus. You used Leibnitz notation, Leibnitz kicked Newton's arse, and Newton was a complete arsehole.
  - ce4 13y ago
    Leibniz!