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Oct 18, 2006 20:43

Evil, evil exam... the multivariate calculus midterm, that is. There was one problem where I didn't even know how to integrate the arclength formula, which probably means I forgot a trick in integration. From overhearing the other students though, it wasn't an easy test. One girl did 60% of the test in the last 30 minutes (it was a 90-minute exam ( Read more... )

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emunki_2k October 19 2006, 21:33:45 UTC

glad to see you haven't lost the pace...
Multivariate calculus...nice

ex3923 October 20 2006, 00:50:22 UTC

Josh, I'm disappointed. How, just HOW could you not know how to integrate the arclength formula? I mean, c'mon. You've let me down.

:) I hadn't made fun of you in soooo long, I couldn't pass up this opportunity.

frisson_think October 20 2006, 01:02:05 UTC

It turns out the key was that the value in the square root was a cosh(t). Ms. Riggins never taught us that. And don't worry, I'll tuck this moment away for the next time you say something silly, which I'm sure won't be long ;).

thisdesire October 20 2006, 03:28:11 UTC

I HATE cosh's. They are the worst.
Ms. Riggins sounds like such a typical teacher name. Except it sounds more like an elementary school teacher.

Call me sometime!