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minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·3 days agoAnd simplified until linear relationships appear.
minus-squareBrainsploosh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoTo be fair, my engineering degree also did this. Good thing I learnt that linearity in my chosen specialty only breaks down in the exotic circumstances of air, room temperature, 1 atm pressure, and distances of <0,5 m or >30 m.
minus-squareNocturnalMorning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoIn college - Assume everything is linear Later - Everything is not linear
And simplified until linear relationships appear.
To be fair, my engineering degree also did this.
Good thing I learnt that linearity in my chosen specialty only breaks down in the exotic circumstances of air, room temperature, 1 atm pressure, and distances of <0,5 m or >30 m.
In college - Assume everything is linear
Later - Everything is not linear