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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete|Created by AN EULISH CLAUSS- Please slay the CORRECT dragon when editing this page. Do NOT travel to the Noetherworld. Do NOT pass Go. Do not collect the square root of minus one pounds}} | |
− | One of her students asks if this is a metaphor for the technique, but her rather tetchy reply | + | [[Miss Lenhart]] is teaching a maths class. She outlines a process by which a mathematical result is achieved through steps which sound suspiciously like magical 'RPG logic'. One of her students asks if this is a metaphor for the technique, but her rather tetchy reply that she's not teaching English, implies that actual dragons and arrows will be employed in the resolution of the problem. Whilst metaphor is an important part of many languages, and so definitely taught in English, French and {{w|Tamarian}} classes, the process of algebra denoting variables with letters could be considered related to metaphorical thinking. |
− | The caption | + | The caption describes this scenario as being "All advanced math techniques." |
− | + | This comic plays on mathematical terms which have other meanings, using them in different contexts from the ones intended for the terms. In doing so it invokes the third of {{w|Clarke's three laws}} that any highly advanced technology could be considered magic. | |
− | + | {{w|Hilbert space}} converts subsets of an infinite vector space into a complete metric space, allowing the use of linear algebra & calculus methods which might otherwise be applicable only to finite Euclidean spaces. | |
− | + | {{w|Conway chained arrow notation}} (2️⃣➡️3️⃣➡️4️⃣) is a means of expressing extremely large numbers. | |
− | + | Magical arrows are frequently used to slay dragons, in myth and Role-Playing Games. Magical items in RPGs such as Dungeons & Dragons, are often named after a creator or famous user; hence, a magical 'Arrow of Hilbert', might traverse infinite spaces and\or affect targets of which one or more stats are effectively infinite. | |
− | The title text contains two puns and a reference. The phrase "{{w|Cutlass}} of Variations" is a pun on the mathematical technique called "{{w|Calculus of variations}}". The word "Noetherworld" is a pun on "{{w|underworld|netherworld}}". The reference is to the mathematician {{w|Emmy Noether}}, a giant in the field of | + | Presumably this arrow is useful in slaying the "Dragon" of {{w|Gauss-Kuzmin-Wirsing operator|Gauss's operator}}. |
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+ | The title text contains two puns and a reference. The phrase "{{w|Cutlass}} of Variations" is a pun on the mathematical technique called "{{w|Calculus of variations}}". The word "Noetherworld" is a pun on "{{w|underworld|netherworld}}". The reference is to the mathematician {{w|Emmy Noether}}, who was a (figurative) giant in the field of Abstract Algebra. Furthermore, so-called {{w|Noether's Theorem}} is used in the Calculus of Variations. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Miss Lenhart is using a stick to point at a whiteboard | + | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
+ | :[Miss Lenhart is using a stick to point at a whiteboard with a drawing of a dragon, an archer, and rows of text on it, while facing, presumably, a crowd of students.] | ||
:Miss Lenhart: To solve this equation, we invoke Gauss's operator to transform it into a dragon. | :Miss Lenhart: To solve this equation, we invoke Gauss's operator to transform it into a dragon. | ||
:Miss Lenhart: Then we slay the dragon with Hilbert's Arrow, and transform its corpse back into the solution. | :Miss Lenhart: Then we slay the dragon with Hilbert's Arrow, and transform its corpse back into the solution. | ||
− | : | + | :Voice off-screen: Just to be clear, this is a metaphor, right? |
− | :Miss Lenhart: Does this | + | :Miss Lenhart: Does this '''look''' like English class?! |
:[Caption below the panel:] | :[Caption below the panel:] | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Miss Lenhart]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Miss Lenhart]] | ||
[[Category:Math]] | [[Category:Math]] |