/sci/ - Science & Math

>>11525853
Which one is infinity?
The endless nature of the reals?
Or counting beyond the endless nature of the reals?

If it's the former, [math]\frac{1}{10^n}[/math] exists as a small non-zero number.

If it's the latter, where do you get off assuming you can continue counting AFTER endlessly counting the reals?
that's not allowed you fricken dickhead!

[math]0_{penis}[/math]

>>9936694
But then who is no one?
No one can do it, and if no one can do it, that means it can be done, but things are only done by someone. So who is no one? No one is definitely some one.

>>9734459
But that means 0.333 × 3 = 0.999

And if 1/3 exactly equals 0.333, and 1/3 × 3 = 1, then 0.9991 > 1

Hmmm...
Something smells fishy.

>>9535580
>according to dummies, true statements are true

How many atoms are in a kilogram? Provide sources if possible.

>Me
>taking a intro calc exam
>notice an issue with the problem
>probably slipped by the professor because the issue wasn't with a part of the question that was necessary to solve it
>want to approach the professor and tell him, but don't want to be that kid

Professors of /sci/, how would you prefer a student to approach you about this.

What is 1/3 in base 12?

/sci/ not only fails to do simple algebra but also misses the joke, yet again

>>9087972
Ashkenazis are white.
They're mostly Austrians who adopted Judaism from fleeing Arab Jews hundreds of years ago.
Genetically, they are unique, but not uniquely Jewish. They are a unique Germanic tribe that adopted Judaic customs, which were all intellectual.

The Rabbinical Tradition inherent in Judaism puts scholastic achievement on par or even above athletic achievement. Status is even secondary to knowledge and wisdom. Obtaining the right answer is more important than anything else because in their oppressed histories, wrong answers got Jews killed.

Because they were trapped in ghettos and only allowed to do mental work like accounting, or skilled trades like cobbling, watchmaking, etc, they have a disposition towards technical, intellectual tasks. Just like many Germans and Swiss.

As for why whites are so successful, I think it must be a combination of need and individualism.

In Africa and the Americas, natives had plentiful land, game, water, etc. Little competition. Many resources. Less need for innovation.

In Asia, they innovated a lot, but their population density created a collectivist culture that turns individuals into cogs in the social machine. (Tellingly, the darkest periods in Western history, like the Gilded Age, are periods in which individualism was minimized and people were used as replaceable parts.)

Furthermore, Asia has a strict culture of respect concerning elders and teachers. They are raised being told, "You will never surpass your master. To even try is unforgivable arrogance." So for 1,000 years, there was only one style of clay pot in China. Because nobody dared try a new style because it'd disgrace them and their masters.

The West celebrates the individual and it's expected that each new generation surpass the last. So the West has been much more innovative.

>>8972254
so you're saying there's a chance...

>inb4 python, c fags and so on