On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 15:34:58 -0400, Reef Fish
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 11:43:50 -0700, David Hale <[log in to unmask]>
>wrote:

The discussion between us, so far, involved


>>Feesh! Your calculations treat the sausage surface

>That was actually the reason for my advanced math digression
>of what's a set of measure zero.   :-))

>>I think the relevant figure is the two dimensional
>>projection of the cylinder,

>>long as you are in a plane that is perpendicular to
>>the cylinder's axis.

>have to "integrate" as in differential
>calculus, the area seen, over the entire range of 360 degrees,

>>two dimensional projection than the flag.
>
>Thank you for saying the same thing without mentioning
>integral calculus.  :-))

>>My geometry is rusty

>This is actually "integral calculus",

>the OPJECTIVE FUNCTION
>
>Thus we wander into Optimization Theory in Operations Research
>as well as in statistics and other fields, in which have well-
>known terms to describe these CRITERIA, such as Minimax stragegy,
>Masmin strategy,


FOr some inexplicable reason, the foregoing reminded me of
something I read in rec.travel.air yesterday:

> > At Heathrow Airport today, an individual, later discovered to be a
> > public school teacher, was arrested while trying to board a flight
> > while in possession of a compass, a protractor and a graphical
> > calculator. Authorities believe he is a member of the notorious
> > al-Gebra movement.
> >
> > He was charged with carrying weapons of math instruction.
                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

David, are you trying to bait me into being a "terrorist"?   ;-))
It's bad enough that Miyagi's blackbelt hands are legally
considered "lethal weapons"!

ElPezNeuvo.