[bksvol-discuss] Re: mathematical books
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 12:09:22 -0800 (PST)
Wow! I'm impressed -- but what you said is Greek to me
(grin). And you're a music major, not a mathematician?
Are you minoring in philosophy? They do say that music
and math are closely related (I've not quite
understood that, but I've heard it) --and I've noticed
that scientists and doctors seem to also have a
passion for music and many play instruments. Where do
you go to college, and what do you plan to do with
your major? Perform? Teach? Join an orchestra.
Cindy
--- Rachel <rherold@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> > As you probably know (some people are just
> starting
> > and don't) there's no limit on the number of times
> one
> > can renew.
> yep, though it doesn't need to be renewed because i
> haven't submitted it
> yet! I've got it scanned now it's a matter of going
> thru and making sure the
> sentences are in the right order and redoing all the
> mathematical notations.
>
> > I think the book you're doing will be very useful
> to
> > some of the students.
> This is actually just a fun book, not a textbook.
> It is a book of everyday
> reader level essays. Some of the topics are "logic
> & proof", "cantorian set
> theory and transfinite numbers", "group theory", "2
> and 3 person game
> theory", and non-euclidian geometry.
> >
> > When you have some time, can you explain what
> cantor's
> > hypothesis is? In simple terms? or is that not
> > possible. It sounds like something Reuven in Chaim
> > Potok's The Chosen would have studied.
> Well, Reuven was more into gematria, which does use
> numbers but not this
> way, and psychology if I remember correctly.
> The article I'm proofing currently is about cantor's
> proof of set theory for
> rational and irrational numbers. Cantor's set
> theory is what he is admired
> for in the mathematical community.
> Cantor's claim to general public level of fame
> though is his "proof"
> (hypothesis) of infinity. Which, if you think about
> it, could only be
> proved to be not finite, but not actually infinite
> because we as humans
> cannot prove something we have no way of describing,
> yet... His other claim
> to general public fame was his many mental
> breakdowns during his
> concentrated work on the infinity theory; my
> interpretation was that he
> tweaked his mind trying to understand something that
> the human mind is not
> able to comprehend; his mind was not limber enough
> to adjust to his
> learning without rebelling at times and shutting
> down to protect itself.
> Rachel
>
>
>
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