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Archive for January, 2007
I have always struggled with series. In a deranged email I sent to my poor calculus 2 instructor I wondered, “A series is the sum of each term in a sequence, so why does the book say s is the sum of the series? The series itself is a sum, so shouldn’t s just be […]
Scouring various forums I discovered this transcendent mathematical quasi-love song: “But lately our relation’s not so well defined…”
The Earth is Round (p < .05)
Published by January 13th, 2007 in Statistics and Mathematics. 0 CommentsI’ve been searching for some good mathematics blogs, and I can’t seem to find but one or two. In my search, however, I did find this hilariously titled paper, The Earth is Round (p < .05) by Jacob Cohen. Naturally he cites Edward Tufte and John Tukey. See also The Standard Error of Regression (JSTOR) […]
“The axiom gets its name not because mathematicians prefer it to other axioms.” — A. K. Dewdney, 1989
The Axiom of Choice has an interesting place in the history of mathematics, and it has produced at least one musical band as well. The description of a recent book details it nicely:
“[The Axiom of Choice,] because of […]
Congratulations 2006 National Champions!
Published by January 9th, 2007 in University of Florida. 1 CommentJust minutes until midnight, the University of Florida football team won their second national championship against Ohio State University, 41 to 14. Congratulations Gators!
Federalism in the EU, 2007, Part II
Published by January 2nd, 2007 in Economics, International Affairs, New Europe and Old Europe. 0 CommentsMerging new members in the European Union starts a host of “problems” for the Western countries of the EU. Better put, merging New Europe into the EU continues to daunt many left-wingers in the federation because they do not fully understand the consequences of their actions. Their ideal EU still rests upon the notion of […]
Federalism in the EU, 2007, Part I
Published by January 2nd, 2007 in International Affairs and New Europe. 0 CommentsWith the coming of the new year, the European Union has welcomed two new members into its fold: Bulgaria and Romania. As you know, most of the people in Romania speak a Romance tongue and Bulgaria was once part of the Byzantine Empire, so we have some interesting influences converging and blending across the Atlantic. […]
From Violent Acres, How to Fight: “Unlike most parents, he had no interest in calling the parents of my bullies to ‘open up a dialogue’ or some other such tripe. Instead, he planned to teach me to kick a little ass.” Also relevant, a drug free cure for ADD from South Park.
