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From: Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: Integration "by parts" [was Re: Functions computed by Turing
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Date: Mon, 5 May 2025 16:49:08 +0100
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On 05/05/2025 13:47, Andy Walker wrote:
> On 04/05/2025 22:18, Richard Heathfield wrote:
>> [...] I hit a hard wall (integration by parts) and never really 
>> recovered.
> 
>      Is that still a "hard wall" for you?

It's been many years since I last visited that part of the garden.


> I know how annoying it is to be told that something you find
> hard is "really" very easy, but in this case it really is, and
> the problem is usually bad teaching.
I have no doubt that to real mathematicians it's a walk in the 
park, but not to me. I managed to pick out a path in which I 
never needed more than algebra, trigonometry, and a certain 
aptitude for bullying computers. The only integration I've done 
since sixth form has been integration testing.

<snip>

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Richard Heathfield
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