Gormadt to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 day agoPhysicists vs Normal Peopleimagemessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1893
arrow-up1893imagePhysicists vs Normal PeopleGormadt to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square63fedilink
minus-squarebillwashere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·14 hours agoAnd I had no idea what the fourth derivative was called so I had to look it up. It’s called snap or jounce.
minus-squarenBodyProblem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·12 hours agoAnd fifth/sixth derivatives are crackle and pop because some physicists thought it would be funny to have it be “snap crackle and pop”
minus-square0ops@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·12 hours agoI remember when my calculus professor offhand mentioned these and jerk. He had a really dry sense of humor, so I didn’t realize that he wasn’t joking with us (the class) until like two semesters later.
And I had no idea what the fourth derivative was called so I had to look it up. It’s called snap or jounce.
And fifth/sixth derivatives are crackle and pop because some physicists thought it would be funny to have it be “snap crackle and pop”
I remember when my calculus professor offhand mentioned these and jerk. He had a really dry sense of humor, so I didn’t realize that he wasn’t joking with us (the class) until like two semesters later.