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Re: Andymark Churros
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Originally Posted by Oblarg
Trial and error is a integral part of STEM, though. It's always worth considering to what degree the problem at hand is worth modeling, and to what degree you should just try stuff and see what works. Reality is a really good simulator  .
We should certainly teach math when it is relevant and useful, but it is foolish to write off trail and error as "unscientific." After all, empiricism is pretty much the fundamental idea behind all of science. |
Agreed! Sometimes my shop detail can mock-up a working part before my strategy team can prove their math!
Which goes back to FRC 4607 CIS failing better than most teams...
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Last edited by Chief Hedgehog : 12-11-2014 at 00:11.
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