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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Excellent at maths, bad with numbers? |
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Posted: 06 Jul 2016, 1:05 pm
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| I doubt there's an elementary teacher in the world that would accept that answer. I remember getting in trouble for creating a product of primes, i.e. 2*3*7 and rearranging as needed. Anything but transcription and rote memorization was quickly and soundly punished. |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: What is the most advanced math subject of all time? |
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Posted: 06 Jul 2016, 12:44 pm
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| Taking the definition of "advanced" and accepting computability in computer science as sufficiently advanced and difficult, not to mention mathematical. P vs NP is up there, but you can't bring that up without mentioning that it is a member of significant "bounty" problems - The ... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Any mental mathletes here? |
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Posted: 04 Jul 2016, 3:13 pm
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Replies: 47
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| "Haha no. Noone beats me in maths." Heh, I can appreciate the boast, a little interesting to have a mathematician who talks like Muhammad Ali. Anyway, Mental Math can be learned, Arthur Benjamin is one to follow. I think it suggests that the subconscious mechanism for mathematics is combin... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Autodidact math possibility |
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Posted: 04 Jul 2016, 2:45 pm
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| Define totally math ignorant. I can give a list of books, apps, websites and things I've found that help. How to solve it is a great book, which served to structure the modern presentation of algebra and elementary mathematics to better serve higher maths. Operations (+,-,*,/), you have to be capabl... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Post a number with an interesting property |
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Posted: 20 May 2016, 7:21 pm
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| Sorry I wasn't trying to be mean. |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Post a number with an interesting property |
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Posted: 18 May 2016, 9:00 pm
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Replies: 256
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| Well it may be, but it's hardly any fun if you don't explain why. I could just randomly google various numbers. Well that does sound a little fun but it's certainly not in the spirit of the thread. |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Post a number with an interesting property |
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Posted: 14 May 2016, 1:05 am
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Yes.
Math is discovered and the discoveries are defined by previous axioms or definitions. Verification is the only requirement.
The methods of discovery, definition and verification vary greatly by circumstance and era. |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Neurology, evolution and autism |
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Posted: 29 Apr 2016, 11:21 pm
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| "I may guess or hypothesize but I never credit my guesses as facts. Ever." This is very wise, I've made a habit of this at times. I suppose I always knew I was different, but didn't fully understand why. I've made an independent study of human behavior, but it's like being blind and learni... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: So this is what people think the typical WP user is like... |
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Posted: 14 Apr 2016, 10:55 pm
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: So this is what people think the typical WP user is like... |
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Posted: 14 Apr 2016, 10:35 pm
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| He's diagnosed Narcissistic Personality Disorder. He almost certainly is rubbing his siblings face in his success as well as taking every social advantage he can in order to make them feel worse. |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: "Flood Control" software for spam - any experts here? |
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Posted: 14 Apr 2016, 10:19 pm
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| I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you. I just think that there is probably a reason things are the way they are. Perhaps the solution isn't technical, but systematic, as in maybe a non-profit organization would serve the purpose better than one admin and a group of moderators? The most obvious reas... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: "Flood Control" software for spam - any experts here? |
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Posted: 13 Apr 2016, 10:53 pm
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| A list of professional services one can "reasonably" expect to obtain for free, ordered by difficulty in procurement. 1. Emergency Medical Services 2. Emergency Legal Services 3. Advice 4. Sales pitches So, I'm being a little facetious. I hope this isn't seen as too abrasive and I don't kn... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: What FREE hard drive cloning software would you recommend? |
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Posted: 13 Apr 2016, 9:59 pm
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| It might be a little academic for copying a drive at home but if you're good with computers, linux, and don't mind carefully reading the documentation, clonezilla is a wicked free software. |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Post a number with an interesting property |
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Posted: 06 Apr 2016, 9:20 pm
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| I've always been fond of 22/7 as a fractional form of pi, but 355/113, is more accurate. For e a similar accuracy can be found with 2721/1001 and I found this landing on an article giving python code which can be generalized for other irrational numbers. So, I'm pretty fond of 355/113 being the numb... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Mathematical Paradox |
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Posted: 31 Mar 2016, 10:36 pm
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Replies: 105
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| Our frog is what happens when an unstoppable frog and an immovable frog have babies. |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Mathematical Paradox |
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Posted: 30 Mar 2016, 11:24 pm
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| How much pi do you need? Is related. http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/how-much-pi-do-you-need/ I think the answer is yes, if you'll grant me a little snark. Whole numbers are only a very gross grasp on the real world, transcendental measurements are all that exist in the real world, ... |
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