/sci/ - Science & Math

/sci/ why did Maclaurin get a series named after him if its just a Taylor series about the origin? Isn't that kind of bullshit? Why can't I take a Taylor series about the point x=69 and get a series named after me?

Pythagorean Theorem: a^2 + b^2 = c^2
Area of triangle: 1/2*b*h

Now you too can become a triangle god! Go forth and conquer 7th grade math!

>>1509147
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAPTCHA
>A CAPTCHA ... is a type of challenge-response test used in computing to ensure that the response is not generated by a computer.

>>1455629
When the zombie apocalypse happens, we'll be prepared.

>>1414494
In the event that you feel the primitive urge to make another humorless gay engineer joke, please refer to the image I've posted above, then feel bad about how useless you really are to society.

<div class="math">\frac{\partial^2 }{\partial 57 \: \partial \theta}sin(\theta)</div>