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Re: The quantity vs. quality lessonby Solo (Deacon) |
on Jun 02, 2004 at 17:39 UTC ( [id://359595]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
In Real Analysis, I was taught at least 5 ways to test whether a series converged or not. They were complicated and you had to know when to apply which method. Two years later I was taught how to test convergence using Complex Analysis. There was one method for every case. It was pure, simple and beautiful. I asked (well, demanded to know really) why I wasn't just taught this method from the beginning?! The answers were:
The moral of this story is left as an exercise for the reader.
--Solo
You said you wanted to be around when I made a mistake; well, this could be it, sweetheart.
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