RE: Ask The Kernel
October 6, 2016 at 11:29 am
(This post was last modified: October 6, 2016 at 11:33 am by Kernel Sohcahtoa.)
Robvalue Wrote:Isn't the Kernel, like.. the set of values that get mapped to zero or something? It's been a long time since I've done this stuff.
Yes sir. In a linear transformation (functions that preserve the operations of vector addition and scalar multiplication) with form T: V→W, the kernel is the set of all
vectors v in V (the domain of T) that get mapped to zero in W (the co-domain of T) . Put another way, the kernel is simply T(v)=0. In addition, the Kernel is equivalent to the solution space Ax=0 or the null space of matrix A. I definitely enjoyed the concept of the kernel.
Source
Larson and Falvo, Elementary Linear Algebra. 2009, Houghton and Mifflin Harcourt Publishing company.
Robvalue Wrote:What brought you to this forum in particular, and how does it compare to any others you may have been to?
Regarding my atheism, I had never really paid it much mind or thought. However, after watching various debates between William Lane Craig and atheists and other videos with Niel Degrasse Tyson, David Silverman, and Cara Santa Maria (etc.), I started to get more curious in hearing what other atheists had to say. Hence, I began searching for atheist forums.
Now, I actually joined the American Humanist Association; however, their forums are somewhat inactive and I was looking for a more active online community. Thus, I eventually stumbled upon this site a month ago and observed how active and interesting it was.
Regarding other forums, besides the AHA forum and this one, the other forum that I belonged to was the American Mensa forum (many of the debates I see going on here remind me of that forum). Now, in terms of intelligence, curiosity, creativity, and thoughtfulness, I'd say that AF beats the American Mensa forum hands down. Hence, AF is bar-none the most unique online community that I've encountered. I'm glad that I had the good fortune of stumbling across it and joining.
Alex K Wrote:What's your favorite TNG episode?
There are so many, but if I had to choose one, then I'd say 'Elementary, Dear Data'. I definitely enjoyed Professor Moriarty's commentary and articulate prose.
