Trig Function
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Topic: Trig Function
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Subject: Trig Function
Date Posted: February 07 2007 at 21:51
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I'm just keeping this to the standard six so it doesn't get out of
control. Besides who would seriously say arcsecant anyway? Please try
to keep this civil. I know people get pretty defensive about their trig
functions, but this is a family forum. Personally mine is Tangent. So many uses, and it has such a distinct personality. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
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Posted By: Scapler
Date Posted: February 07 2007 at 21:54
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Tangent, it looks so cool on my graphing calculator...
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Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: February 07 2007 at 21:54
Obviously the best trigonometric function is that of the arctangent... but alas... I will vote for the regular tangent (as it has connotations with rants, and I love a good rant every now and then).
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Posted By: Zac M
Date Posted: February 07 2007 at 21:56
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eh, cotangent i guess btw, my calculus teacher this semester bites, we've already covered about 3 chapters  .------------- "Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression." -Merleau-Ponty |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: February 07 2007 at 23:22
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What's wrong with that?
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Posted By: Zac M
Date Posted: February 07 2007 at 23:25
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Well, math isn't my favorite subject, that, and she always makes things seem harder than they really are, it's frustrating. I understand how to do it, nonetheless, I just kinda feel bad for the people in there that have never had any calculus before (this is calculus for science/math majors and most of the people in there haven't had elementary calculus or anything like that previously). I much prefer my German course  , so awesome.------------- "Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression." -Merleau-Ponty |
Posted By: kazansky
Date Posted: February 07 2007 at 23:30
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sine, that's the first one given in my school ------------- The devil we blame our atrocities on is really just each one of us. |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: February 08 2007 at 03:52
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Sinus
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: February 08 2007 at 14:02
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I'd prefer to vote for sin(x) and cos(x) together with a 90 degree phase shift to get exp(i*x). Yes, I have an endless supply of dorky math jokes. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: February 08 2007 at 14:23
Inverse trig is better.  But ill go with cosecant. Honorable mention to Cotangent though. Such a beast. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: February 08 2007 at 14:25
Off at tangents! 
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Posted By: GoldenSpiral
Date Posted: February 08 2007 at 14:40
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cosine and sine are tied due to their roles in combining to form e^(ix) and of course the Fourier transform!  and don't forget that e^(i*pi) = -1 ------------- http://www.myspace.com/altaic" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/altaic ALTAIC "Oceans Down You'll Lie" coming soon |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: February 08 2007 at 15:38
Is it true that e^(i*pi)=1 is carved on Leonhard Euler's tombstone? |
GoldenSpiral wrote:Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: February 08 2007 at 20:24
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secant....the ghetto function... or 1/cosine....either way I felt bad that it had no votes -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: February 08 2007 at 21:13
Yeah, but if you include inverse then you have to include hyperbolic too, and then everything is just so sloppy. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: February 08 2007 at 22:53
GoldenSpiral one-upped me in the nerdiness department with use of LaTeX. |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: February 08 2007 at 23:10
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Sine all the way.
SIN= 1/CSC baby
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: February 08 2007 at 23:50
Hyperbolic trig...the black sheep of the trig family, as far as i'm concerned.
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: February 09 2007 at 00:08
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^ You have to admit that cosh and sinh are cool to say though.
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: February 09 2007 at 00:10
| Sin(1/x) is pretty cool. |
Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: February 09 2007 at 00:17
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: February 13 2007 at 12:36
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Men proficient in Trigonometry get all the chicks, don't be jealous.
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