I am going to assume you never looked at the link I posted;
It is the first book on Quaternions written by Irish mathematician Sir William Rowan Hamilton.
Quaternions find uses in both theoretical and applied mathematics, in particular for calculations involving three-dimensional rotations such as in three-dimensional computer graphics and computer vision.
Why do they use quaternions? Do you know that answers?
You don't have to listen to me but; I've already taken Calc 1 - 3; diff eq. , linear algebra, n-dimensional space, some but very little topology, programmed in C, C++, Java, and looked into LISP
I also have experience in applied electronics, classical mechanics, wave theory, fractals, electromagnetic field theory. . . and other esoteric branches of physics
you don't have to listen to me, but that link I posted has a wealth of information on Quaternion mathematics.
P.S. Ziptnf; why don't you want someone to listen to me? Have you already stereotyped me into some category within a dogmatic view?
MrJiveBoJingles
Telling someone to read the first book written on a mathematical subject, especially when the person has little background in mathematics, is very likely stupid.
If someone wanted to learn calculus, would you recommend he just pick up Newton and start reading? Why?
Lira
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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
If someone wanted to learn calculus, would you recommend he just pick up Newton and start reading? Why?
No. Because Leibniz is more fun. Everything sounds besser im German!
shaw
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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
Telling someone to read the first book written on a mathematical subject, especially when the person has little background in mathematics, is very likely stupid.
If someone wanted to learn calculus, would you recommend he just pick up Newton and start reading? Why?
Because he's going to read the whole story and that's volume one. Duh.
Meat187
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Originally posted by Lira
No. Because Leibniz is more fun. Everything sounds besser im German!
Lira
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Originally posted by Meat187
d-miurge
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Originally posted by Lira
shaw
ITT: Snacks that require conscious monitoring of quantity consumed.
jenga
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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
Average? Very basic algebra, geometry, and trigonometry.
Slightly above average students will know basic calculus.
Seriously? I'm a hack at maths, and even I learned calc in highschool.
MrJiveBoJingles
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Seriously? I'm a hack at maths, and even I learned calc in highschool.
Yes, seriously.
Every five years here there's another wave of cries for "MOAR MATH AND SCIENCE EDUCATION NAO!!!" But somehow it never happens.
UNFAZD
Larson has a good calculus text. Spivak has a very theoretical calculus text. Stewart's text is alright. I'd get an old edition of Larson, but I don't know how easy you'd find it to teach yourself.
ziptnf
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Originally posted by we_R_DNA
I am going to assume you never looked at the link I posted;
It is the first book on Quaternions written by Irish mathematician Sir William Rowan Hamilton.
Quaternions find uses in both theoretical and applied mathematics, in particular for calculations involving three-dimensional rotations such as in three-dimensional computer graphics and computer vision.
Why do they use quaternions? Do you know that answers?
I actually did look at the link you posted, and it didn't change my mind. Reading the first book written on quaternions will not teach him practical math. It will teach him theory. I think he needs instruction and practice, not trying to teach himself math from a 150 year old book.
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P.S. Ziptnf; why don't you want someone to listen to me?
