If you can read and understand a formula well enough to replicate it in a spreadsheet, that is all you need to know. Your computer can do the heavy-lifting for you. If it works once, it will do it again and again, 88 times, or 88,000 times, in milliseconds. You just have to know that the formula is developed on viable criteria. I had an uncle who was a brilliant mathematician. Problem was, he came home from the Korean war not quite all there. When reports came in that a meteorite was heading for the planet Earth, he calculated that it was headed straight for his house. His math was impeccable, but his premises were not even close! Frank Emerson pianoguru at earthlink.net ----- Original Message ----- From: To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: 10/6/2006 12:34:59 AM Subject: Levels of math necessary for truly understanding scaling, etc. I cannot claim to come from a math-challenged family. My brother is a math teacher at a junior college, so there goes that excuse. But I am not gifted in that regard, for whatever reason. Algebra gave me fits when I was in junior high, and I promptly forgot it all. Nonetheless, I don't want to remain ignorant about it, because much of what we do is directly or indirectly governed by mathematical rules and principles My brother teaches math online. I'm going to ask him to point me towards a course suited to my needs. Question: can anybody hazard a guess or give an informed opinion as to what level of math is necessary to understanding the concept of scaling, and other more advanced aspects of piano technology? Dave Stahl Dave Stahl Piano Service 650-224-3560 dstahlpiano at sbcglobal.net http://dstahlpiano.net/ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20061006/49726609/attachment.html
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