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Prof. Gould, 6.002 recitation
amgreene@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (amgreene@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Thu Apr 28 22:03:46 1988
Just because we *can* solve differential equations doesn't mean we
*should*.
What have I been saying all term about engineers? Right --- We're
lazy. Well, I suppose other people are lazy, too...
If you speak American, it's Bode [Editor's note: rhymes with "node"].
If you speak a *real* language, it's Bode [Ed: rhymes with "shoddy"].
Mulitiplication's too difficult.
Well, we all know this. Or at least we're supposed to.
I could use decibels to measure the United States Gross National
Product as a response to sinusoidal variations in tax policy,
which is what we seem to be going through right now.
I'm giving you a little culture. We're supposed to be giving you
a little culture and not just this nerdy stuff. It's nice to
know this -- sitting over a beer, saying ``Do you know where
`nepers' [Editor again: rhymes with `jeepers, creepers, where'd
you get those peepers?'] comes from?'' That's culture.
You don't have to remember this, but you will\
