RE: First collisions at the LHC with unprecedented Energy! (Ask a particle physisicist)
September 2, 2015 at 10:46 am
(September 2, 2015 at 10:37 am)Alex K Wrote: Table shmable. What if you're stranded on a desert island and really need to know the integral of x^n e^-x^2 to divert a sabre tooth tiger? What then, huh? Will the Russians come to the rescue? I think not!
I build a power station to power my computer and, since it is known that all desert islands have satellite internet access, I'll have all the tables in the world at my disposal.

It's important knowing how to get there... but, for most practical uses, it's enough to know the result.