ABCD effect

Now this one's more interesting. Discovered in the DSP class( for the uninitiated thats Digital Signal Processing), this actually is applicable to most of the subjects since class 1. Lets take an example i like to quote for explaining it. The name came up from the very same analogy. The ABCD effects shows itself i 2 ways.

CASE 1: Consider a Class 2 student who missed the whole of Class 1 implying he has no idea what ABCD...Z is and doesnt even know how to write it. For such a guy/gal(though effect is seen more in the former) , when a teacher writes "CAT" its the same effect as looking at a person drawing a hill. For all he knows there's a curve and a few lines on the board. All he can do is take it down, as it is ,and call it "C-A-T" as he's told.. This is case 1 of how we understand DSP.For all i and many others know X[k] looks good and surprisingly is totally different from x[k] or X(k).So we just take it down and accept it as given and call it as series or transforms....

CASE 2: Now consider another Class 2 student who did attend Class 1 but didnt understand a thing of what was happening. Meaning if he sees "CAT", he knows there's a "C"(see) , an "A"(ay) and a "T" (tee). But frustratingly for him, the teacher keeps calling it "CAT" when all he can see is "SeeAyTee". And when asked to spell out "BAT" he can find no letter from A -Z which can make it sound like that. Now considering DSP, even if we get X[k],X(k) or x[k], we have no idea what the heck its useful for. Agreed it might mean Fourier Series or Transform but so??? What could we possibly do with it.

CASE 3 : Then there are the perfect students who know their ABCD's , know how it varies and exactly how and where its used. Yup there are examples of such people in DSP(or any class for that matter) too...

Since if you miss anything in Class1 you dont understand most of Class 2, and so on to Class 3...etc. It can be seen from Mathematical Induction, which i picked up from one of those Classes on the way here, that whatever you miss in Class N, is directly the effect of your non-attentiveness in Class M (M<=N).

Anyway cutting the crap ABCD effect can help to classify all the students in a class...If you manage to classify any other group do let me know, so as to expand the ABCD effect.

Headache Phenomenon

Lets go with the not so interesting idea first. Aptly named by me(ya..not that humble), the headache phenomenon is something any student <= average in class has witnessed or experience. Ever been caught in class for sleeping, dozing etc.?? Well thats when it hits you. The first thing that comes to your mouth is "Uh...Sir(Madam) headache..."...And an automatic raise of hands to the head. This has become too transparent a trick now. Its time for a change. Try for instance Sinusitis..Works nicely and half the people dont know what exactly is the cause or effect. Or if you aint satisfied with that there's always Google.. Go on get some nice names for headache or cold and WALLAH!! you've got a perfectly opaque escape route from that outward gesture; And if ur lucky enough you can finish that hour sleeping at peace. Anyway this one's just a casual thought and many argue its just my imagination......

UPCOMING POSTS.....

Coming soon in a PC/phone near you are my new ideas.... Struck with 2 ideas which i have been able to name as will be shown, these two are the products of extreme boredom and an electronics class to attend... Upcoming are:

1. The HEADACHE Phenomenon

2. The ABCD.. Effect

(Please forgive the delay as net access rate is low)