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Comment Re:Double tassel ... (Score 1) 216

I once asked a prof how I was supposed to know which integration formula/identify I was supposed to be using. He basically said "after a while you just know which ones". Because, apparently, there are no teachable rules for this, just hand waving guidelines which are supposed to make sense at some point.

Well, yes. Integrating an unfamiliar type of equation is one of the tougher things to do in math--in fact, most of the time it's not possible to integrate a comoplex equation symbolically, which is why we do numerical integrations.

Comment Re:Sensors wrong (Score 2) 460

Theoretically, it can do that. Practically, somebody has to figure out all the possible emergency options ahead of time, along with how to rank them by desirability, for the computer to choose one. An experienced pilot can reason through his options based on his experience and knowledge of the actual situation facing him. A computer has to be preprogrammed with all possible options and how to rank them by someone who has to imagine all the possible situations before they happen.

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