• Machinist
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    4 days ago

    My physics professor was Italian and a very snappy dresser. Although, he also wore shorts and soccer jerseys some days.

    Very funny guy and could do trig out to several decimal places in his head. He was one of those rare professors that was doing research but still a great teacher. He was responsible for making math ‘click’ for me and helped me realize the joy of math.

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      3 days ago

      could do trig out to several decimal places in his head

      He’s got to have memorised that before class, or has memorised a bunch of common angles. The formula I remember using for them is a mess and doesn’t converge quickly.