On 2007-04-20, Roel Schroeven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Antoon Pardon schreef: >> On 2007-04-19, Wayne Brehaut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> So the remark that " a steep learning curve means that the subject is >>> easily familiarized and that the learning period is short" is >>> completely incorrect on two points (i.e., all points that are >>> relevant): first, steep always implies much to learn in a relatively >>> short time (what else could the slope of a curve possibly mean >>> "mathematicallY" or logically?); >> >> No it doesn't imply that at all. A learning curve doesn't show some >> goal of a person who was given just so much time to familiarize himself >> with some material. A learning curve shows the progres that is made >> in familiarizing one self while studying. A steep curve means a >> lot of actual learning in a short time. > > >> A learning curve is conventionally the graph of a function of > >> "quantity to be learned" vs. time, > > > No it doesn't. A learning curve is the graph that somehow quantifies > > what is actually learned vs time. > > Do you have any reference to back that up?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experience_curve_effects Where you will also learn that learning curves by what values are generally plotted go downwards. -- Antoon Pardon -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
