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.