Is LaPlace's Skepticism on Knowledge and Progress Justified?

[siddharth]

Thats ridiculous. Are you trying to pick the hardest country witht he highest standards? I'm talking abuot the US here.
That is NOT 17 year old math in the US.
And no, I can't do that. I think youa re expecting way too much for my age. It definitely looks harder than the physics taught here. And I do know some physics, I did tkae physics classes in high school.
This is what I know:
What distance equals.
What velocity equals
Distance equals something that is multiplyed by something else. Hell, I forgot it all. But it was simple. I looked at a 17 year olds physics paper he was in high school, his physics had no calculus in it,a nd were much easier than the link you gave me.

This is a great opportunity for you then!

Now you now that the vast majority of students who are your age in India are able to answer these papers, you have some standard to compare yourself with and which you can try to achieve.

So, since you are interested in physics, you could pick up a book which covers most of the topics (Like Resnick and Halliday), and start reading up the physics and learning the concepts which you have not understood.

 

[Jelfish]

I just wanted an acknowledgment that if I know a lot for my age, and that is saying too much here. People won't even knowledge that!

Never again expect people to comment on your intellegence. NEVER. Just know that you have it. That is all you'll ever need.

 

[Pengwuino]

of course you have an interest. What does that mean? Just because you are interested in something does not mean you know a lot. And what the hell do you know anyways? If you just demand someone tell you that you know a lot... you better tell us exactly what we are saying you know a lot about. Physics? "Emotions"? What? I think a lot of us are getting sick of you saying you know nothing but insisting someone agree that you know a lot for your age. Make up your mind.

 

[QuantumTheory]

Well if you somehow stay 17 years old and learn calculus, i will surely tell you that you know a lot for your age.

Don't give me your crap about respecting opinions after threatening to "prove your bloody ass wrong". It's childish.

Infact, here.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/053439339X/?tag=pfamazon01-20

Boom, calculus. How many months until you're 18? This is how you learn, this is how people learn to respect you. Do this before you're 18 and come back here and tell us how you know a lot for your age and i bet you there won't be a member in sight who will disagree with you. Learn Calculus before you are 18 and I will personally make a website praising you about how you know a LOT for a 17 year old. I will put up your picture, tell the story about how you once knew little and now you know lots. Until then, no.

Because you have a very immature mind that knowing calculus instantly makes you intelligent. Hah. Wow. you really think math is everything don't you?

Oh yeah, and the website deal. SURE you will. Good luck with that.

And knowing you, you'll probably make me do high calculus equations to 'prove' it to you, and when I fail one, youl'l say that as proof . In fact, you'd never believe me anyway. And there's no way I CAN prove it to you. I also realize due to the fundmental theorum of calculus how close derivtives and anti derivatives are. But guess what? You'll prove me wrong, because, I am always wrong. Heh.

The fact is, I understand the concepts of calculus. Ir ealize an anti derivative is the oppsote if derivaties and that an indefinite integral does area, and has a limit (a to b). while a definite one has no limit, and there needs + C (a constant).

I also realize a derivtive is small amount of change, and an integral is a sequences of these changes. I know this is technically wrong, its been awhile since I've studied it. The fact is, I don't know factoring yet. Or enough trig. That's what is holding me back here!

Also, you'll say since I don't KNOW calculus and understand the concepts (beinga ble to do the math for example) it doesn't count. Which everyone else says. So yeah.. ok.

But I know nothing. The reason I can't do calculus? Simple. Factoring is hard for me. I don't have a tutor for it, and was never taught it. Self studying is VERY hard for me.

 

[QuantumTheory]

Never again expect people to comment on your intellegence. NEVER. Just know that you have it. That is all you'll ever need.

Thank you. I didn't even ask the stranger at taco bell if I was smart, i just said "Do I know a lot for my age?" they said yes, and when I asked them if they were doing it to be kind, they said no,a nd they were honest. Many other people did this.