Tag Archives for math
Songs I Can Do…expressed as sets :o
Recently I got out the old guitar, for singin’ with, and went over some old tunes I used to know. As I dusted off the cob webs I found more little jewels I used to own<?>. Anyway, here’s a running … Continue reading
How to prove the quadratic formula, by completing the square
You may be familiar with completing the square. If so, skip down a bit till you see a blue word. To prove the quadratic equation by completing the square, we must first know how to complete the square. Consider (x … Continue reading
Art, Math, Music: Connected~ Who knew!? This guy.
Turns out this Benno Moiseiwitsch guy was pretty amazing. This is his explication on why art, math, and music are all actually the same thing. Very interesting stuff.
A Brief History of Infinity – A Paradox
A good little read. This book taught me a lot of things about set theory and Georg Cantor. It also taught me about a very interesting paradox within set theory, that was identified by Bertrand Russell. It goes something like this. … Continue reading
Triangle Paradox
My friend Shi introduced me to this problem. When the answer dawns on your understanding, you feel ridiculous.
Say “maths” not “math.”
If you want to sound like you know what you’re talking about, apparently you have to say “maths” instead of “math.” Go figure. Tell me what you get.
The Necessity of Imaginary Numbers
Today’s mathy thing is about simple factoring. When you take algebra in high school they tell you about how a2 – b2 can be factored to equal (a + b)(a – b), but that a2 + b2 is prime and cannot be factored. This … Continue reading
The Book of Proof
A very bright, young intern at my office named Zac turned me onto this book. It’s free in .pdf format for all to enjoy. So far it seems to be helping me speak the language of math more. Whenever I … Continue reading