----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Minette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 11:41 PM Subject: Re: memorization vs. idea space position
> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Reggie Bautista" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 1:54 PM > Subject: Re: memorization vs. idea space position > > > > > I more or less agree, but do you think there are ideas that could be > > expressed > > in a language that has not been developed yet? For example, 100 years > > before > > Newton, could someone have thought of a concept that required calculus to > > express? > > How about to solve? Zeno's paradox can be adressed with calculus. It was > not an inability to think about infinesmals that stopped the Greeks from > developing calculus, it was their opinion that the whole thing was rather > ridiculous that stopped them. > > Also, remember that Libnitz (sp) developed calculus in parallel with > Newton. > > Or can ideas in calculus be expressed (albiet not as succintly) in > > other > > forms of math that existed at the time? (I've never taken calculus, so I > > really > > am curious.) > > They can even be described in words. :-) > Anyone interested in this conversation so far, should go out immediately and read Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson. It covers much of this territory and is quite entertaining. xponent Snowcrash Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
