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A problem of proportion
Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: August 3, 2010
Tanya Khovanova posted a short and perceptive review of, and recommendation for, Richard Rusczyk’s book “Introduction to Algebra“. She was surprised to find the book apparently free of errors: “I didn’t find any flaws in it — not in the first 15 minutes, and not even in the first hour. In fact, having used the […]
Some peculiarities of higher dimensional spaces
Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: July 30, 2010
These days, higher dimensional spaces are not regarded as weirdly as they were formerly. Most people – in the United States, at least – have seen the e-Harmony advertisements in which the company boasts it “matches single women and men based on 29 Dimensions® of Compatibility“. And most educated people are more or less familiar […]
