RE: Ask a Mathematician
February 6, 2022 at 10:35 am
(This post was last modified: February 6, 2022 at 10:42 am by polymath257.)
(February 5, 2022 at 10:53 pm)Abaddon_ire Wrote:(December 8, 2021 at 10:27 pm)polymath257 Wrote: I've been a research mathematician for the last 35 years. Any questions?
Ok I will chuck one. I have a mate who is a PhD in pure math. I understand the import of what he does. But many do not.
How do you explain it to those who are not highly educated in the sense that it all actually affects our everyday lives?
Usually poorly.
How do you describe to first graders what a whorehouse is?
(February 6, 2022 at 1:34 am)Nay_Sayer Wrote: Is it true your forum password is the long-hand version of g64?
I prefer Friedman's n(3) or even TREE(3).
https://googology.fandom.com/wiki/Googology_Wiki