Comments on: On Stars and Foxes http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/03/25/stars-and-foxes/ Uplifting, edifying, and enriching reading by and for Latter-day Saint Women Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:17:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Starfoxy http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/03/25/stars-and-foxes/#comment-58 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 04:53:46 +0000 http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/03/25/stars-and-foxes/#comment-58 The PhD is years away sadly. I may end up trading it in for a couple more bachelors degrees in other things that happen to interest me. Hard to tell. Right now, however I'm in mommy land. :) Rich, I didn't know about Einstein recommending them, pretty neat though. I just saw them after my MIL checked them out from the library to ask what I thought of them. I rather liked them. The PhD is years away sadly. I may end up trading it in for a couple more bachelors degrees in other things that happen to interest me. Hard to tell. Right now, however I’m in mommy land. :)

Rich, I didn’t know about Einstein recommending them, pretty neat though. I just saw them after my MIL checked them out from the library to ask what I thought of them. I rather liked them.

]]> by: Téa http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/03/25/stars-and-foxes/#comment-52 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 01:39:56 +0000 http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/03/25/stars-and-foxes/#comment-52 Nice to meet another lover of the cosmos... My father taught some undergrad astronomy classes at ISU and I hung out at his office in the Physics department a lot. Tell us when you get that PhD so we can call you Dr. Starfoxy! Nice to meet another lover of the cosmos… My father taught some undergrad astronomy classes at ISU and I hung out at his office in the Physics department a lot.

Tell us when you get that PhD so we can call you Dr. Starfoxy!

]]> by: Rich http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/03/25/stars-and-foxes/#comment-34 Sun, 26 Mar 2006 23:54:18 +0000 http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/03/25/stars-and-foxes/#comment-34 Stone cold fox is an expression from the 70's (my generation), not sure of the origin, but likely related to <a href="http://www.lyricsfreak.com/j/jimi-hendrix/71622.html" rel="nofollow">Foxey Lady</a>, a Jimi Hendrix classic. Rendered in today's vernacular: "A HOT babe". I completely and whole-heartedly second SF's pick for intro astronomy books. The Stars was the book that really hooked me as a kid (but adults love it too; it's been popularly in print since the 1950's). Cute illustrations, helpful explanations, it's an absolute classic, and I have yet to find anything that comes close. Even Einstein recommended it (I'm serious!). Stone cold fox is an expression from the 70’s (my generation), not sure of the origin, but likely related to Foxey Lady, a Jimi Hendrix classic. Rendered in today’s vernacular: “A HOT babe”.

I completely and whole-heartedly second SF’s pick for intro astronomy books. The Stars was the book that really hooked me as a kid (but adults love it too; it’s been popularly in print since the 1950’s). Cute illustrations, helpful explanations, it’s an absolute classic, and I have yet to find anything that comes close. Even Einstein recommended it (I’m serious!).

]]> by: Starfoxy http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/03/25/stars-and-foxes/#comment-32 Sun, 26 Mar 2006 23:47:38 +0000 http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/03/25/stars-and-foxes/#comment-32 Stephen M.:"What about catastrophe theory and topology?" Are you asking if those are things I like too? I'd have to say no, or at least not as much as Ast. Physics and Math. My dad worked in a surverying-heavy line of work and had some <em>really</em> cool topo maps of the local regional forests though. And I'll be honest that I'm not really sure what Catastrophe theory is, but it sounds cool so I'm going to look it up in a few minutes. Thanks for the comments everyone! Stephen M.:”What about catastrophe theory and topology?”

Are you asking if those are things I like too? I’d have to say no, or at least not as much as Ast. Physics and Math. My dad worked in a surverying-heavy line of work and had some really cool topo maps of the local regional forests though. And I’ll be honest that I’m not really sure what Catastrophe theory is, but it sounds cool so I’m going to look it up in a few minutes.

Thanks for the comments everyone!

]]> by: Stephen M (Ethesis) http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/03/25/stars-and-foxes/#comment-30 Sun, 26 Mar 2006 22:34:12 +0000 http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/03/25/stars-and-foxes/#comment-30 That is a neat story on the name. What about catastrophe theory and topology? That is a neat story on the name. What about catastrophe theory and topology?

]]> by: Starfoxy http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/03/25/stars-and-foxes/#comment-22 Sun, 26 Mar 2006 16:39:34 +0000 http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/03/25/stars-and-foxes/#comment-22 Naiah, the 'e' you are thinking of is (or should be) only represented in lower case, it is roughly worth 2.71, but it goes on and on. Like Blain said the 'E' I used is a short hand notation for "10^" and is called scientific notation. It comes in handy for those times when you need to write how far away the sun is in centimeters. :) Imaginary numbers are a whole other ball game, they are normally represented by an 'i' or a 'j' (i for physical scientists, j for computer scientists). My husband has a deep love for discrete math, mostly because he thinks it's like a puzzle too. He hates calc. A good astronomy book for a seven year old would be either "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0395248302/sr=8-1/qid=1143390869/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-9883951-1118532?%5Fencoding=UTF8" rel="nofollow">The Stars</a>" or "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0395244188/ref=pd_bxgy_img_b/102-9883951-1118532?%5Fencoding=UTF8" rel="nofollow">Find the Constellations</a>" both by H.A. Rey. (Yes, that H.A. Rey) They don't need any adaptation for kids, and are very informative. Naiah, the ‘e’ you are thinking of is (or should be) only represented in lower case, it is roughly worth 2.71, but it goes on and on. Like Blain said the ‘E’ I used is a short hand notation for “10^” and is called scientific notation. It comes in handy for those times when you need to write how far away the sun is in centimeters. :) Imaginary numbers are a whole other ball game, they are normally represented by an ‘i’ or a ‘j’ (i for physical scientists, j for computer scientists).
My husband has a deep love for discrete math, mostly because he thinks it’s like a puzzle too. He hates calc.
A good astronomy book for a seven year old would be either “The Stars” or “Find the Constellations” both by H.A. Rey. (Yes, that H.A. Rey) They don’t need any adaptation for kids, and are very informative.

]]> by: Blain http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/03/25/stars-and-foxes/#comment-21 Sun, 26 Mar 2006 16:14:26 +0000 http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/03/25/stars-and-foxes/#comment-21 12.3E-22? That should be 1.23E-21, which would be 0.0000000000000000000000123 (IOW, it's very small). It's scientific notation where "E" means "10^," and is how calculators express numbers too large or too small to show on their displays. HTH 12.3E-22? That should be 1.23E-21, which would be 0.0000000000000000000000123 (IOW, it’s very small). It’s scientific notation where “E” means “10^,” and is how calculators express numbers too large or too small to show on their displays.

HTH

]]> by: Naiah http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/03/25/stars-and-foxes/#comment-18 Sun, 26 Mar 2006 05:59:45 +0000 http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/03/25/stars-and-foxes/#comment-18 What? Uh, hang on a sec. I need to turn my hearing aids up. :) I just gave my kitchen the before bed once-over. I *heart* waking up to a clean start in the morning, particulary on sunday. It's like giving me-in-the-morning a present from me-in-the-evening. Here's a question: just how much, in like regular decimal-type numbers is 12.3E-22??? I remember using E to compute continuously compounded ineterest, and I think it has something to do with imaginary numbers (maybe that's another letter)... I just asked Rob "Which do you like more Calculus or Discrete Math?" He says "Oooh, they're both so fun...Um, Calculus is so smooth; it's so pettable. Disco's more like a game. Like a puzzle." (He's the only person I know who took discrete math.) Oh, hey, here's another one. Can you recommend a good, basic, learn-some-constellations and basic astronomy book that I could adapt to use with my 7-year-old daughter? What? Uh, hang on a sec. I need to turn my hearing aids up. :)

I just gave my kitchen the before bed once-over. I *heart* waking up to a clean start in the morning, particulary on sunday. It’s like giving me-in-the-morning a present from me-in-the-evening.

Here’s a question: just how much, in like regular decimal-type numbers is 12.3E-22??? I remember using E to compute continuously compounded ineterest, and I think it has something to do with imaginary numbers (maybe that’s another letter)…

I just asked Rob “Which do you like more Calculus or Discrete Math?”

He says “Oooh, they’re both so fun…Um, Calculus is so smooth; it’s so pettable. Disco’s more like a game. Like a puzzle.” (He’s the only person I know who took discrete math.)

Oh, hey, here’s another one. Can you recommend a good, basic, learn-some-constellations and basic astronomy book that I could adapt to use with my 7-year-old daughter?

]]> by: Guy Murray http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/03/25/stars-and-foxes/#comment-17 Sun, 26 Mar 2006 01:08:39 +0000 http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/03/25/stars-and-foxes/#comment-17 : Um, he's sick. My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with a girl who saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious . . . and speaking of serious. . . . best of luck to you all on your new endeavor. It's looking pretty good so far! : Um, he’s sick. My best friend’s sister’s boyfriend’s brother’s girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who’s going with a girl who saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it’s pretty serious . . . and speaking of serious. . . . best of luck to you all on your new endeavor. It’s looking pretty good so far!

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