Is There a Derivative for Our Own Lives?

[Pythagorean]

One math principle that might apply to life is the slope. If your life is going poorly, you have a negative slope. If your life is going well, you have a positive slope.

what's the function who's slope is happiness? Environmental conditions?

 

[jim hardy]

what's the function who's slope is happiness?

kindness.
it transcends, for like e^x it's the same as its derivative..


"Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind."
Eric Hoffer

 

[Saladsamurai]

Please, no drinking and deriving.

 

[Deveno]

i toss and turn at night, because of Rolle's theorem.

 

[chiro]

Please, no drinking and deriving.

You better not get a Randomized Breadth Test while you derive...

 

[jim hardy]

Rolle rocks !

 

[Chi Meson]

Please, no drinking and deriving.

You could have a nasty accident. End up in L'Hôpital.

 

[micromass]

If you want to buy some nice clothes, I heard the taylor has some new series.

 

[drizzle]

 

[micromass]

How dare you make a post in this thread without a math pun?? I'm going to have to infract you now.

Yes, I'm your average meanie.

 

[Moonbear]

How dare you make a post in this thread without a math pun?? I'm going to have to infract you now.

Yes, I'm your average meanie.

We'll have to try harder to integrate her into PF society.

 

[drizzle]

 

[lisab]

This thread is showing signs of regression. Makes me want to rise up and run away.

 

[micromass]

This thread is showing signs of regression. Makes me want to rise up and run away.

Sines of regression??

 

[jhae2.718]

We're diverging from the original topic, I'm a-frayed.

 

[collinsmark]

http://abstrusegoose.com/strips/calczilla.PNG
[Source: http://abstrusegoose.com/26]

 

[Pythagorean]

awesome

 

[drizzle]

Haha, funny. Though, I would like to know the rest of the story :p

 

[jim hardy]

Tyrannysaurus fe^x ?

 

[collinsmark]

Haha, funny. Though, I would like to know the rest of the story :p

For what it's worth, $\frac{\partial}{\partial x} (y^x) = y^x \ln(y).$

Poor Mr. $y^x$ would be pooped out a different size if y > 1 (although remain the same size in the special case where y = e), become mauled and eaten if y = 1, become negative and pooped out a different size if 0 < y < 1, or become complex if y < 0 (and who knows what that would be like).

[Edit: Deleted the whole y = 0 possibility. That doesn't even make any sense in the first place.]

 

[drizzle]