(And how you can't say who is better off, a person who experiences, x1y1z3, vs x2y2z1 vs x1y4z1.5)

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Actually I think that some forms of privilege not only can be quantified, but should. In fact, quantification is what allows us to determine whether a given social category is a form of privilege or oppression, and this has real consequences.

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Warmest things,

On this special day, I wish to wish you all a wish for a wish of light and dark portions of the twenty-four-hour cycle of approximately equal length, as well as a sunset and sunrise that are about twelve hours apart. For those of you in the Northern Hemisphere, I offer my sincerest hopes that in the roughly three months to come, the ( Read more... )

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(Sin)'      =  Cos
(Cos)'    =  -Sin

When Sin = 1, then (Sin)' = Cos = 0
When Sin = 0, then (Sin)' = Cos = 1 or -1
When Sin = -1, then (Sin)' = Cos = 0

What does this mean?
In a sine wave, the derivative (meaning "rate of change") of Sin is greatest when it is closest to equilibrium.
The closer to the middle ground that a wave is, the greatest its rate ( Read more... )

I'm going to take a break from homework now, but before I do, I would like to point out that optimization functions are the sexiest things ever and I want a job where I can use them. An "optimization function" is a way of solving a problem of efficiency with math. You quantify trends in whatever it is that you're studying and reduce them to as few ( Read more... )

I've spent a good chunk of time now watching movie trailers and studying calculus and have come to be intrigued by the possibilities of some related mathematical functions.

1. Length of any given cut in a movie trailer as a function of year, genre and length of trailer. (cf. X-Men 3)

2. Prevalence of attention deficit disorder in the general ( Read more... )

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