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Friday, May 11, 2007
I'm Now in Heaven
Thanks to my blogfriend Tony, I now have the capability to typeset equations using What could possibly be better than that?!?! (Okay, maybe a lifetime supply of ice cream, but only by a small margin.)
Fellow Math geeks will want to take a look at this page. In honor of this new development, I shall hereby provide you with the only trigonometry identity you will ever need to know (all the others can be derived from this one):
I'm hoping to sneak it into class when introducing e to the i pi to my students. I think I can get away with the profanity if I pass it by them on an overhead super quickly w/o comment.
I *must* figure out that LaTeX thing. It will make me so happy!
I must respectfully disagree with you. LaTeX on blogger is (in my opinion) slightly better than a lifetime supply of ice cream, unless you specify that you get to choose the flavors. Thanks for revealing how we too can experience this great joy!
This makes me think of my current favorite comic:
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I'm hoping to sneak it into class when introducing e to the i pi to my students. I think I can get away with the profanity if I pass it by them on an overhead super quickly w/o comment.
I *must* figure out that LaTeX thing. It will make me so happy!
I must respectfully disagree with you. LaTeX on blogger is (in my opinion) slightly better than a lifetime supply of ice cream, unless you specify that you get to choose the flavors. Thanks for revealing how we too can experience this great joy!
ReplyDeleteI used a lot of LaTeX, back when I was in University.
ReplyDelete(It's funny only because it's true.)