Comment Re:tau is wrong (Score 1) 241
Sure there is: e^(tau * i) + 0 = 1.
Hey, it's really not any more ridiculous than "... + 1 = 0".
Or even better: e^(tau * i) - 1 = 0
Sure there is: e^(tau * i) + 0 = 1.
Hey, it's really not any more ridiculous than "... + 1 = 0".
Or even better: e^(tau * i) - 1 = 0
The 4/3 part of 4/3 pi * r^3 is actually a misnomer, because the sphere is in reality 2/3 of the cylinder.
We can halve 4/3 and multiply pi by 2, resulting in 2/3 * 2 * pi * r^3.
With Tau we can now gain a correct understanding of the formula by using 2/3 * tau * r^3
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