Comments on: Math Apocalypto http://www.arsmathematica.net/2006/12/15/410/ Dedicated to the mathematical arts. Fri, 29 May 2015 09:17:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 By: Jason Pedersen http://www.arsmathematica.net/2006/12/15/410/#comment-1519 Sat, 30 Dec 2006 21:25:38 +0000 http://www.arsmathematica.net/archives/2006/12/15/410/#comment-1519 Another imaginary number?

]]> By: sigfpe http://www.arsmathematica.net/2006/12/15/410/#comment-1514 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:09:23 +0000 http://www.arsmathematica.net/archives/2006/12/15/410/#comment-1514 What are you talking about? You must have received the wrong copy of Time because I assure you it was me who was named Person of the year.

]]> By: Walt http://www.arsmathematica.net/2006/12/15/410/#comment-1512 Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:12:28 +0000 http://www.arsmathematica.net/archives/2006/12/15/410/#comment-1512 I’m glad I got back when I did. I wouldn’t have wanted to miss out on Time Magazine naming me their Person of the Year.

]]> By: sigfpe http://www.arsmathematica.net/2006/12/15/410/#comment-1509 Sun, 17 Dec 2006 19:35:21 +0000 http://www.arsmathematica.net/archives/2006/12/15/410/#comment-1509 If you’d been away for more than a week the reals would have become countable, 0.9 recurring would have become less than 1 and someone would have found a counterexample to Fermat’s Last Theorem.

Next time take a month’s vacation, then mathematics would become really interesting.

]]> By: John Sidles http://www.arsmathematica.net/2006/12/15/410/#comment-1508 Sun, 17 Dec 2006 03:34:56 +0000 http://www.arsmathematica.net/archives/2006/12/15/410/#comment-1508 Appropo of solving important problems in mathematics, I see that Rudy Rucker’s new book Mathematicians in Love is (IMHO) his funniest since Master of Space and Time.

Thus, Rucker has solved the following important problem: the problem of holiday gift-giving for the young mathematicians in your life!

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