Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 17 hours agoPhysicists vs Normal Peoplelemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square92fedilinkarrow-up1850arrow-down116
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minus-squarebillwashere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 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-up4·3 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-up2·3 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.