[sdiy] Wanted: non mathematical description of the function ofRC-filters

[Paul Anderson]

I think the term "math" may herein be giving people some misconceptions. More appropriately, it's arithmetic.  You have to get into relatively advanced stuff before you encounter anything beyond basic arithmetic. 

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On 2013-08-06, at 3:23 PM, David G Dixon <dixon at mail.ubc.ca> wrote:

>>> Electronics is math.  The sooner
>>> noobies understand that, the faster they can learn it properly.
> 
>> Geez....thats a pretty rough statement!!
>> So does that mean that my 9 yr old son shouldnt try learning electronics
> because his math is too basic?
> 
> No, absolutely not!  It means that he should also try learning the math
> required to truly understand the electronics.  The most basic algebra will
> serve nearly all circuit analysis.
> 
>> And some of us, like myself have real trouble with Math (and I keep trying
> to learn it).
> 
>> Forrest Mims (who has gotten tons into electronics) is terrible at math!
> 
> The math required to understand the operation of an RC filter is so easy
> that it really isn't worth arguing about.
> 
>> Just because you are scared of math doesnt mean you dont want to learn
> electronics.
>> and there are different needs and motivations among people
> 
> Of course.  However, just because you don't like math doesn't change the
> fact that electronics is a branch of engineering, and it requires a certain
> amount of math.
> 
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