Analogue systems

Hi Gordon,
I think it's a great site anyway, good information without leaning 
towards certain manufacturers.


John


--- In analogue_systems@yahoogroups.com, Gordon Reid <gordon@c...> 
wrote:
> 
> > Yes, it's perfectly correct - but personally I find the use of 
the term
> > 'blown away' condescending.  It's like a nursery tale - as if we 
need 
> > it
> > explained that way to grok it. And the bit about  'discovering 
Quantum
> > Mechanics in the process' - OK fine, but please.
> 
> True, but you've taken it out of context. That was part 1 of a 
series 
> in Sound On Sound that already runs to 58 parts. The first part or 
> chapter of any significant work tends to be a bit lighthearted in 
order 
> to get readers comfortable with the subject matter.
> 
> Now, tell me truly whether you fully understood the maths 
outlining the 
> Bessel Functions in parts 12 and 13, or how S&H leads to A/D and 
D/A 
> converters in parts 16 and 17, or the theory of Pulse Width 
Modulation 
> in part 46, or... Well, you get my drift. If you want hard facts, 
> they're all there, too. And if you would like to discuss Quantum 
> Mechanics or Cosmology, we can do that as well.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Gordon
> (formerly, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge.)