[SEL] OT: Physics Help

[Dave Rotigel]

While I would concur that mathematics IS a rough approximation of the  
"real world", we must always remember that the basis of mathematics is  
the line. Further that a line is made up of a series of points.  
Remembering that a "point" has neither width nor breath nor depth this  
means that mathematicians spend a large amount of their time thinking  
about NOTHINGNESS. This (i.e. thinking about NOTHINGNESS) leads  
(necessarily) to a decline in mental capacity!
	Dave

On Apr 7, 2011, at 12:10 PM, Arnie Fero wrote:

> Tom,
>
> That is so true.  In the course of earning a BS ME and an MS NE I  
> took many courses
> in calculus, differential equations, and advanced calculus.  But you  
> really don't
> LEARN that material until you take your various physics and  
> engineering courses and
> need to apply it.
>
> See ya,  Arnie
>
> On Wed, April 6, 2011 9:43 pm, Thomas Mull wrote:
>> Unfortunately, you will find that all of the sciences beyond simple  
>> high school
>> science is mostly math. The farther you go in the study of science,  
>> the more it
>> becomes nothing but applied mathematics. You might want to take a  
>> math refresher
>> course before attempting physics.