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There’s no sense in being precise when you don’t even know what you’re talking about. — John Von Neumann
Tag: math
Mathematics and life
I have slept through my springtime sleepiness, and am noticing things are settling into their warm-weather demeanor. The afternoon is sunny in a way that just doesn’t happen in January, regardless of the presence or lack of clouds. What is up with the world? I read earlier in the print edition of the WSJ that … Continue reading Mathematics and life
energy
So where is the energy I am supposed to get with springtime? Or am I not supposed to get any? I can’t remember. But the fact is, I have none. I want to sleep all day, especially if the morning is chilly like today’s was. Doesn’t help that Beeper woke up at about 2 a.m. … Continue reading energy
Archimedes
I’ve been sitting in on Steve’s History of Math class – been a favorite subject of mine for a long time. Monday, they went over the approximation of pi using a technique developed by Archimedes that involves inscribing polygons inside the circle with an ever-increasing number of sides, for greater and greater accuracy. I missed … Continue reading Archimedes
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