/sci/ - Science & Math

Dont have to take my psych final, got A locked away.

Philosophy's gonna be easy as shit.

everything else is great.

should end with 3.5-3.75 for first semester

>>4645308

>>4645300
>Implying numbers exist

>>4645204

>He still had a bunch of bullshit to say in his Physics and Metaphysics.

>He even uses a Crocoduck argument in Phyisics II 8 against the notion of natural selection.

Huh?

>>4645230
>>4645238


>The problem comes when he thinks he "clearly perceives" his notion of impetus.

and you are right. He was mistaken, but you can see why by using this empirical reasoning, this explanation makes sense. This is why the scientific takes it a step further and tries to explain explanations, and test out, and re-theorize.

>His explanation for the motion of arrows what that as the arrow flies, it creates a vacuum behind it. This vacuum causes air to rush in, pushing the arrow and providing the exact force needed to keep it moving.

>Sounds like hand waving to me.

Shit, thats a pretty good explanation to me. Although false, and ludicrous it is a valid explanation. hand waving entails no sort of sense was made, just whatever will make you shut up.

I believe that Aristotle thought long and hard about this and came to this conclusion. there were no vacuums around.

How would he test his theories?
Logic. Empiricism

>>4645202

"empiricism emphasizes the role of experience and evidence, especially sensory perception, in the formation of ideas, over the notion of innate ideas or traditions."

>I don't see the word "experiment" or "demonstration" in there anywhere.

me neither.

You are talking about the scientific method, which is a little later in history.

The scientific method derived from empiricism. Aristotle basically laid the foundation.

Aristotle saw no need for explaining perfectly understandable concepts beyond, "I perceive it with my senses, therefore it is. I do not percieve it with my senses, therefore it is not."

>that feel when no physicalism (because of qualia)

fuck it.

the perceptions im bound within are good enough for me.

>>4645173

>Aristotle was hardly empirical

Aristotle pretty much invented empiricism. Empiricism is basically saying that no knowlege is knowable without sensory input. That was Aristotles main focus. He was taught by Plato and quickly realized that all this talk about the world of the forms is bull shit unless: YOU SHOW ME, HERE, NOW.

empiricism.

>that he explained away with waving hands to preserve his theories.

Aristotle loved getting proven wrong. As did Socrates, Plato any good early philosopher. There was nothing Aristotle would explain away with waving hands. Hes just not that type of person.

He honestly though he was right, so if you tried to prove him wrong, he would explain how you were wrong, and then inform you of the right point of view, and explain his reasoning.

again, empiricism.

Minor in philosophy was one of the best decisions I have ever made.

>>4645130

depends on your definition of a paradox.

but for all intents and purposes, no its not a fucking paradox, if it was it wouldn't exist

Aristotle.

Empiricism.

>>4518713

youre gonna fail man.

iwas out of school for 2 years, and came back and bombed the second precal.

i have to drop it now, and start at the first precal next semester.

>>4515624
>and the system could go fuck itself.
^this

its just years of going through the system just to prove that you can go through the system haha.

>fuck no if I'm about to be wall mart employee after that effort.

haha i was there, i worked at mcdonalds sleeping on my cousins couch. i realized that i needed to do something with myself. thats how i know im gonna succeed, because ive been to the bottom, and realized i dont like it. now all i want is to get to the top. now im studying mechanical engineering at a good school, with a 3.75 gpa, and im doing great.

>>4515638

thats high as shit. what are you doing with yourself?

>>4515566
nice man. you just gotta stay motivated. think about what life would be like if you dont get your degrees and an education. thats what motivates me.

>>4515569
>But OP is an idiot and doesn't understand this
i understand exactly what youre saying. im saying you are wrong for using sd as a means for findong out what the average iq. you should instead use ranges of set amounts of iq.

>>4515577
>when you use SD to define categories
>when using SD to define categories

the WISC provides categories for you to use, so why would you need to use SD?

we are both right, its just that sd may not be the best way to define categories when referring to iq

>>4515524

well, if you wanna get technical, sd, and mean are kinda the same thing.

again, an iq of 112 is an iq of 112.
someone whose iq is reported as 112, may not actually have a 112 iq.

this is the reason for the ranges.


>>4515547

lol you have no idea what were arguing about. your comment was completely irrelevant

>>4515539

what are you planning to do with your degree/s

>>4515517
>OP is showing the typical narcissistic behaviour of someone suffering from Asperger syndrome

where?

> His inability to comprehend that it is not socially acceptable to brag out your IQ is proof enough of his autism.

show me where i am bragging

>Just remember OP, you live in a non-autistic world where social behaviour is an important part of society

right, ive done if for a while now with no problem.

>>4515490
i took this one in 4th grade.

i was doing really well in school, and was way ahead of everybody else, so my teacher reccomended me for a gifted evaluation.

i would get done with my work before everyone else, and get bored and start doing stupid shit.

they did this, so that they could put me in the class with the other smart kids, and be on par with them, instead of ahead of everybody else.

great idea, but floridas public school system is shit.

>>4515462
right, if you use the sd.
regardless of what the sd will be for a person, "the iq 112" is above average.

when they give you the score, they say its sd is 15.

its not saying that "the iq 112" could be anywhere from 97 to 127, its saying that "YOUR" iq could be anywhere from 97-127.

so really by definition "the iq 112" is above the 90-110 average.

>>4515432
see >>4515352

he said 112 wasnt above average

i accidentaly said the sd is 10, but what i meant to say is that 50% of the population lays within 10 points of 100, so anything between 90-110 is average.

>>4515407
fucking calc.

>>4515402
red= what im talking about
blue=what youre talking about.

you are arguing the wrong point.

>>4515384

factor. is this a quadratic?

1 is not the only answer btw.

>>4515381
i cant be bothered to pull up my transcript.

>>4515367

LOL i got an A in stats.

90 to 109- 25-74%

>>4515367
see>>4515363

come back with sources.