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> When I saw that subject line I was so hoping it was Bertie Wooster.
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On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Pamela McCorduck wrote:
> When I saw that subject line I was so hoping it was Bertie Wooster.
>
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> On Mar 23, 2010, at 1:08 PM, plissa...@comcast.net wrote:
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> Discussions of the "meaning" of math are always interesting --- and
> rev
When I saw that subject line I was so hoping it was Bertie Wooster.
On Mar 23, 2010, at 1:08 PM, plissa...@comcast.net wrote:
Discussions of the "meaning" of math are always interesting --- and
revealing.
When I was a student of math at Cambridge Bertrand Russell was still
around, and much
Peter,
Always great to receive the benefits of your observations - and wisdom!
I much enjoyed being reminded about Russell. I believe his heyday was
likely in the first decade of the 20th cent - when mathematics was
finally shaking its ensnarement by, and tight association with, the
natural (
plissa...@comcast.net wrote circa 03/23/2010 10:08 AM:
> He is also alleged to have said, "People who discuss sex or mathematics
> usually don't practise it very well."
Heh, this sounds like a confession on his part given that he wrote
entire books discussing math. He must have totally sucke
Discussions of the "mea ning" of math are always interesting --- and revea
ling.
When I was a student of math at Cambridge B ertra nd R ussell was still around,
and much in evidence. H e is supposed to have said, "M athematics is a subject
where you don't know what you are talking about, and
