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*[https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/4307332/is-synthetic-division-ever-useful-outside-of-a-low-level-algebra-course?noredirect=1#comment8974303_4307332 My StackExchange question on synthetic division] and whether it is every useful for anything. | *[https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/4307332/is-synthetic-division-ever-useful-outside-of-a-low-level-algebra-course?noredirect=1#comment8974303_4307332 My StackExchange question on synthetic division] and whether it is every useful for anything. | ||
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| + | *I read that Kronecker opposed the use of irrational numbers because they can't be constructed from integers by a finite number of steps. But you can construct pi as the ratio not only as an infinite series, but as the ratio of circumference to diameter. What's wrong with that? | ||
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Revision as of 11:01, 4 December 2021
Miscellaneous
- Gower Twitter thread on thinking you've found a great result, but you made a mistake (2021).
- Shannon's math camp notes on analysis, etc.
Math Education
- My StackExchange question on synthetic division and whether it is every useful for anything.
Irrational Numbers
- I read that Kronecker opposed the use of irrational numbers because they can't be constructed from integers by a finite number of steps. But you can construct pi as the ratio not only as an infinite series, but as the ratio of circumference to diameter. What's wrong with that?
