tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post1196660623810437741..comments2024-03-02T03:29:09.759-05:00Comments on SerandEz and Friends: Midnight MathnessEzziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-16511248841374978012010-01-12T22:55:45.627-05:002010-01-12T22:55:45.627-05:00(And SJ. Two English majors!(And SJ. Two English majors!Erachethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00660802321998349072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-50343258305628999852010-01-12T22:55:29.501-05:002010-01-12T22:55:29.501-05:00I have to say, I think it's hilarious this pos...I have to say, I think it's hilarious this post has ten comments (now eleven). And has inspired conversation about a math problem.<br /><br />Who knew <i>I'd</i> be the one to inspire such conversation!<br /><br />:DErachethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00660802321998349072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-24366945252319208002010-01-12T19:37:43.971-05:002010-01-12T19:37:43.971-05:00"Except afterward I corrected myself because ..."Except afterward I corrected myself because B is 3.3333333 not .33333333 (Or is that B+?)"<br /><br />Ahh, thats what you meant.<br /><br />I thought in your sleep your thought that 33% was a B instead of a big fat F!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-9375721341763967262010-01-12T01:43:35.955-05:002010-01-12T01:43:35.955-05:00Oh right, those geometric series things. [yawn] Yu...Oh right, those geometric series things. [yawn] Yuck. I'll assume you're right because I don't feel like looking at those again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-19409410360276929082010-01-10T22:44:34.276-05:002010-01-10T22:44:34.276-05:00i think it's a/(1-r) which is .3/(1-.1) which ...i think it's a/(1-r) which is .3/(1-.1) which is 1/3 or .33333...barAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-26447112003482921712010-01-10T18:27:29.269-05:002010-01-10T18:27:29.269-05:00It would be 0.33333+0.03 which is 0.363333...It would be 0.33333+0.03 which is 0.363333...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-47300887788287612422010-01-07T18:06:14.202-05:002010-01-07T18:06:14.202-05:00Anon - really? An entire post backed up by 4 comme...Anon - really? An entire post backed up by 4 comments all about some middle of the night math "emergency" and you don't see the humor?:)Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512231582715592098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-90161824639862464492010-01-07T12:40:38.124-05:002010-01-07T12:40:38.124-05:00I still don't get what was funnyI still don't get what was funnyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-48594630994533740972010-01-07T11:44:39.363-05:002010-01-07T11:44:39.363-05:00In my defense, it was the middle of the night and ...In my defense, it was the middle of the night and I had woken up only a little bit before, and I meant B the letter grade! Except afterward I corrected myself because B is 3.3333333 not .33333333 (Or is that B+?)Erachethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00660802321998349072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-2844127902565111292010-01-07T10:18:15.714-05:002010-01-07T10:18:15.714-05:00Um, yeah, that's identical to .333... Just as...Um, yeah, that's identical to .333... Just as "point three three three with a bar over it" is. :-)<br /><br />Or yeah, a B. ;-)Jewish Atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04616617537150446818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-56868140500344369422010-01-07T10:04:44.167-05:002010-01-07T10:04:44.167-05:00B4S - Isn't it .3...? (bar over it)B4S - Isn't it .3...? (bar over it)Ezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-63505780325245217772010-01-07T08:36:02.752-05:002010-01-07T08:36:02.752-05:00Isn't it a teeny drop more than 0.333? Because...Isn't it a teeny drop more than 0.333? Because 3/100 isn't negligible yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com