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From the mechanics section: >To solve a mechanics problem is to obtain the equation of motion x(t) This is exactly the type of bullshit that confuses people. T
by wehadfun 12y ago
From the mechanics section:
>To solve a mechanics problem is to obtain the equation of motion x(t)
This is exactly the type of bullshit that confuses people. To a regular person what the fuck is x(t)?
- ebbv 12y agoThis is not what he was referring to as bullshit. What he was calling bullshit is putting flowery stories around problems. E.g., "A train is traveling from Dusseldorf to Amsterdam..." x(t) is not bullshit just because you don't understand it. It's a mathematical function. x is the function, t is time. Meaning that you can give the function the time you're interested in and the function can tell you the motion of the object. I'd imagine the text goes on from there to explain how you obtain the function based on the sentence you quote. The website lists prerequisites to reading the book, perhaps you don't meet them?
- wehadfun 12y agothanks for the personal attack. From reading the website it seem like an HR person or fireman could read this book and understand mechanics which is bullshit. Even your explanation would confuse them "x is the function?", "What function does x serve?", "How the fuck would I give an 'x' the time?"
- Retra 12y agoReading and Thinking is still requirements. That's not the "bullshit" the author is trying to avoid.