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re: Spinoff thread- OT Math/Science guys, most difficult problem you've solved?

Posted on 4/16/15 at 8:15 am to
Posted by CFDoc
Member since Jan 2013
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Posted on 4/16/15 at 8:15 am to
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Not much, as soon as they started getting difficult I changed my focus to learning how to use social skills coupled with simple math to manipulate finance and increase my net worth exponentially faster than the nerds trying to solve complex equations from engineering textbooks.


What a badass.
Posted by OneMoreTime
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Member since Dec 2008
61834 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 8:15 am to
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I figured out the deflection of a cantilevered beam today

Took me a couple hours but I got it
bruh
This post was edited on 4/16/15 at 8:16 am
Posted by DirtyMikeandtheBoys
Member since May 2011
19422 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 8:16 am to
This is the OT
Posted by mattgr1983
Austin, Tx
Member since Oct 2012
2434 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 8:29 am to
Step 1 Ego busted in 288 thread
Step 2 Post most uninteresting thread of all time to show how smart you are
Step 3 Profit?
Posted by CockHolliday
Columbia, SC
Member since Dec 2012
4516 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 8:42 am to
I never knew how to do Laplace Transforms in college, of course it didn't help that our class was "taught" by a TA who just scribbled equations on the board the entire time and never actually taught anything.
Posted by CheeseburgerEddie
Crimson Tide Fan Club
Member since Oct 2012
15574 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 8:47 am to
Boundary layer problems using mehod of scales and / or mehod matched asymptotic expansions.

I cried at one point during the assignment
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
66763 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 8:49 am to
2D transient heat transfer problem.

Had to write a program in matlab and it took it 8 hours to solve. 'Twas a bitch.
Posted by CFDoc
Member since Jan 2013
2094 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:32 am to
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This is the OT



True, but don't kid yourself into thinking there's not a ton of money out there for those that can solve complex math equations.

My field is turbulent Navier-Stokes. None of us are broke. Hell, Clay Institute will write you a check for 1 million bucks, cash, if you can solve even the most simplified form of Stokes.
Posted by DirtyMikeandtheBoys
Member since May 2011
19422 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:36 am to
Posted by Volvagia
Fort Worth
Member since Mar 2006
51903 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:41 am to
In an exam?

Given known concentrations of a DNA binding protein, nucleic acid, and change of energy in the solution upon mixing, calculate the number of water molecules displaced by the interaction


In a real world context?

Had a well drilled on our property, and was able to get a pretty good estimate of the gallons per minute output knowing how many horse power a motor we had and the depth of the well.

The latter was far more satisfying.
Posted by CFDoc
Member since Jan 2013
2094 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:52 am to
Your 'joke' is perceived the truth far more than it is humor.

Plus, try being funny next time you make a joke. Might help your cause.
Posted by Flame Salamander
Texas Gulf - Clear Lake
Member since Jan 2012
3044 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 1:20 pm to
Molecular orbital calculation for pentadiene determining electron density at each (conjugated) carbon.

...not approximating but actually solving to a few decimal places.
This post was edited on 4/16/15 at 1:26 pm
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