Interesting quote, indeed. I personally find it challenging to keep up with new mathematical notations. "With every new mathematical concept comes its own new mathematical notation." I can't remember who said it, but I find it true. I can't quite decided whether it's the new notation, or the new concepts that cause me fits.
Example, see Samson Abramsky's (Oxford Quantum Computing) extension of Feynmann diagrams into a new "graphical calculus". So I suppose I ask: "Which mathematical notations are destined for history's dust bin?" Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jochen Fromm > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 11:35 PM > To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] AMS Notices: A Special Issue on Formal Proof > > nice quote > > > "Is current mathematical notation today's roman numerals, a > syntax we > > have to leave behind or enhance to integrate with algorithms or > > "scripts"" > > > -J. > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
