At 10:11 PM Sunday 9/18/2005, Julia Thompson wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ron quoted:
"Generations of students have struggled with classical trigonometry
because the framework is wrong," says Wildberger, whose book is titled
Divine Proportions: Rational Trigonometry to Universal Geometry (Wild
Egg books).
I have to admit that when I saw the subject line of this message, then the
title of the book, my mind immediately jumped to the conclusion, "Oh, no:
here comes 'Intelligent Design' for mathematics!"
Thankfully, it's not *that* bad, but it kind of reminds me of Chisanbop, a
math fad from Korea some years ago, the only bit of which stuck with me is
the ability to count to 99 on ten fingers.
I actually use that to keep count on things
sometimes. I'm not proficient enough to do
subtraction quickly with it, and I can subtract
in my head fairly rapidly, if we're talking
about numbers less than or equal to 99.
Yes, I know you can get to 1023 using binary.
Yes, and after I thought about that, I realized
that added a whole new twist on the inside joke
I had with a friend in HS, "You KNOW what you
can do with that 4!" (! is not intended as a
mathematical operator, but mere English punctuation in that sentence.)
For those accustomed to certain computer
languages, that last sentence reads: "''!'' is
!intended as a mathematical operator, but mere
English punctuation in that sentence."
We're Number One Maru
--Ronn! :)
"Since I was a small boy, two states have been
added to our country and two words have been
added to the pledge of Allegiance... UNDER
GOD. Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that
is a prayer and that would be eliminated from schools too?"
-- Red Skelton
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