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I'm not from California, but the first thing that comes to mind differentiating California from South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama is that California pay far more dollars to the federal government than they receive back, while the other states you mentioned all receive more than they pay. Perhaps if they stopped subsidizing those eastern states, California might be in better fiscal shape. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Agreed. Two functions f and g are equal if and only if they have the same domain, the same codomain, and f(x) = g(x) for every x in the domain shared by f and g. That seems applicable here with your jump ticket example, as well as the debate about whether the ACA's individual mandate is a penalty for those who don't buy health insurance or a health insurance tax for everyone coupled with a corresponding tax credit for those who purchase qualifying plans. They're identical functions. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

You do realize that I said that addressing the problem via admissions quota policies is not the way to do it, right? when you talked about "different approaches," that is the most obvious one. What else can you do if the initial approach fails and Caltech gets sued for non compliance? What has UC been doing all along? They add points to the admissions scoring of "disadvantaged" candidates. In the context of what I had previously stated in the thread, my comment said/implied that different approaches would be used to attempt to nurture interest in math and science among primary and secondary school students, so that when the time comes for them to choose a college major, those areas of study will seem more appealing (than they do to their present day counterparts). Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

You do realize that I said that addressing the problem via admissions quota policies is not the way to do it, right? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

That's highly unlikely. While females may be underrepresented in math and science (excluding chemistry and biology), interest in these subjects by American students in general is pretty low. I can't imagine anyone would take steps to lower total admissions further. More likely is that attempts would be made to nurture an interest in math and science in young primary and secondary school students, particularly girls, so that when they are old enough to choose a university major, more of them will find math and science appealing. Initially, perhaps. But when those methods fail, what happens? Title IX lead to some bad results for non revenue men's sports like gymnastics and baseball. How long until Caltech gets sued to comply with an academic Title IX? I'm sure many different approaches will be taken by different states and cities. I'm equally sure that some will work better than others. I doubt they all fail. Successful programs can be more widely implemented. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

That's highly unlikely. While females may be underrepresented in math and science (excluding chemistry and biology), interest in these subjects by American students in general is pretty low. I can't imagine anyone would take steps to lower total admissions further. More likely is that attempts would be made to nurture an interest in math and science in young primary and secondary school students, particularly girls, so that when they are old enough to choose a university major, more of them will find math and science appealing. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I wonder what 'flaws' you think exist. And whatever you 'fix', even then, 'making' someone do something they don't want to do is still wrong. I think the mentality that forcing certain subjective parities just based on a handful of people's opinions is goofy. I'd just say let the kids pick the majors they want and let the government only have one purpose - to not allow institutions to establish bias. Is it possible that the institutions are already unintentionally establishing bias in the manner that math and science are presented? Is there any harm in trying to attract the interest of more females in these areas of study? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

More females than males in chemistry and biology classes would not surprise me. Did you, by chance, see this article? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I'm not so sure that those numbers are representative of STEM programs nationwide. Of all the schools I've attended (two in Florida, one in Missouri), males have vastly outnumbered females in all (Calc or higher) math and science classes I've taken, except Biology. (My observations are biased towards math classes.) At my current school, I would estimate the math department male:female ratio is at least 2:1 for undergrads, and higher for graduate students. As undergrads, the females seem more likely to study Math Education, so fewer female students continue on to graduate level mathematics classes. Here's another school with primarily engineering students with a similarly high male:female ratio. "Missouri University of Science & Technology has a total undergraduate enrollment of 5,504, with a gender distribution of 77.2 percent male students and 22.8 percent female students." Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

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Out of curiosity, did you specify AGL? That seems like a potential point of confusion, in the unfortunate event of a claim. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

To be fair, credit default swaps are essentially insurance policies, but without all of the regulation, which, among other things, meant that they can be purchased by parties without an insurable interest and sold by parties who may not have has sufficient assets to pay the "benefit". Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

As I understand it, Blythe Masters, whose background is in economics, "invented" credit default swaps. To whom are you referring? No. She was only responsible at J.P Morgan, but the concept of derivatives existed well before she ever came on the scene. In fact, people like Frank Partnoy were warning about them as far back as 1994, just about the time Masters was gaining power and designed the one with Exxon. But, like I said, they existed several years before that. My understanding is financial institutions hired out of work physicists (people particularly good with differential equations), to invent the derivatives that directly lead to the creation of CDOs. Interesting. I'm trying (unsuccessfully) to find a reference to a credit default swap (not CDO) sold before the late 1990's. Can you point me in the right direction? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

Combinatorial Analysis, actually. I'm taking it because of its usefulness in probability, though. It's been an enjoyable course, thus far. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

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As I understand it, Blythe Masters, whose background is in economics, "invented" credit default swaps. To whom are you referring? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

An economist without a strong mathematics background is merely a politician. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

How many ways are there to arrange the letters of NAKEDSKYDIVING? How many ways can 8 people be seated at a round table? How many of the 26-letter permutations of the English alphabet have no two vowels adjacent? How many 9-element subsets of the letters of the alphabet have no pair of consecutive letters? How many ways can 6 men and 8 women be seated at a round table with no 2 men next to each other? How many ways can 9 skydivers, including Skymama and Billvon, sit in a row with Skymama and Billvon not sitting next to each other? How many full-houses are there in poker? (Only the five cards played matter.) How many ways are there for Bob to invite some of his 10 friends over for beer if at least one friend is invited? How many ways can three 10-way speed star teams be selected from 30 skydivers if every skydiver must be on exactly one team? How many ways are there to order 5 shots if 31 different liquors are available? (Repetition is allowed, but mixing liquors in a single is not.) How many ways are there to distribute 62 indistinguishable white balls and 8 distinguishable numbered balls into 10 distinguishable boxes? How many different selections can be made from 7 apples and 9 oranges if at least one piece of fruit is chosen? How many ways are there to arrange 5 males and 5 females in a row if all the males must be together and all the females must be together? How many ways are there to arrange 6 of 14 different books on a shelf? There are 5 books about beer, 7 books about sex, and 4 books about skydiving. The books are distinguishable. How many ways are there to pick 2 books not both on the same subject? How many 10 letter sequences of letters (from the English alphabet) are there with no 2 adjacent letters the same? How many arrangements of the letters of MISSISSIPPI have the first I precede the first S? How many ways are there to walk 8 blocks east and 6 blocks north, stopping at a shop that is 3 blocks east and 3 blocks north? (You must walk each block either east or north.) How many 10-element subsets of the English alphabet have at least one pair of consecutive letters? How many ways can we order 7 double dip ice cream cones from 9 available flavors if the order of the scoops doesn't matter? (Two or more identical cones can be ordered.) How many ways can 8 indistinguishable red flags, 9 indistinguishable blue flags, and 10 distinct national flags be flown on 11 distinguishable flagpoles? How many ways can three 10-way speed star teams, Team Red, Team Green, and Team Blue, be selected from 30 skydivers if each skydiver must be on exactly one team? How many ways are there to select 20 balls from 10 indistinguishable white balls, 10 indistinguishable red balls, and 10 indistinguishable green balls? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

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Way too far, not nearly far enough, it's so hard to tell the difference sometimes. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

I have a picture ID or three, but I could easily get away without one. I show my voter registration card much more often, and only show it to vote. About the only time I use a picture ID is the rare occasion in which I want some cash back when I'm depositing a check at the bank, but I can easily just use the ATM ten feet away from the human teller, which requires no ID. If I lost my physical driver license, replacing it would be an extremely low priority, at least until the expiration date neared. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

This sums up the general idea. Any ID requirement for voting that doesn't provide free ID's amounts to a poll tax, forbidden by the 24th Amendment of the Constitution. With free ID's, the constitutionality issue is less clear, but seems like a waste of tax dollars. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

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My first cutaway was on the first jump on a fresh repack. I seem to recall a rigger friend mentioning back to back cutaways while jumping a single rig, so that would have also been jump one on a fresh repack. It happens. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!

As a pedestrian, I've encountered a handful of traffic signals in the Orlando area that displayed walk signals and green turn arrows at the same time, promoting automobiles to cross crosswalks while they are in lawful use. With many drivers dividing their attention between the road and their phone / breakfast / audio player / kids, I had a few close calls. From their reactions, most of those drivers felt that the right of way was theirs. Given that they were turning on a green arrow, their conclusion wasn't entirely unreasonable. It didn't take me long to learn that, when using a sidewalk around Orlando, crossing the street at an intersection with a traffic signal was a less than ideal proposition, and should be avoided whenever practical, in the interest of safety. It's much better to cross between intersections when the way is clear. That doesn't mean that all jaywalking is done in a safe and responsible manner. But if a police officer can't recognize the difference between safely crossing the street outside a crosswalk or against a don't walk signal and crossing the street with blatant disregard for other road users, then they should be in another line of work. Cops should certainly be allowed to use their discretion to ignore victimless violations of the letter of the law when those violations pose no threat to the public safety that the law is intended to protect. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!