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#1 2014-08-11 16:57:11

MathsIsFun
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Math vs Maths ... and more

A new page: Math vs Maths ... and more

Good page? Any mistakes? Do you have your own thoughts on this?

And any more examples for the second half would be appreciated.


"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..."  - Leon M. Lederman

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#2 2014-08-11 19:33:45

Bob
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hi MathsIsFun

Good page.  I cannot think of any more at the moment, but I'll keep thinking.

Nothing directly mathematical about the following, but here is my favourite (favorite ... no that's not it yet, read on)

US:  My boots are in the trunk.

UK:  My trunks are in the boot.

smile

Bob


Children are not defined by school ...........The Fonz
You cannot teach a man anything;  you can only help him find it within himself..........Galileo Galilei
Sometimes I deliberately make mistakes, just to test you!  …………….Bob smile

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#3 2014-08-11 19:48:39

David
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Nice one Bob. XD
Standard Form and Scientific Notation?
Metre Meter?


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#4 2014-08-11 20:01:37

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Hi;

Interesting page. Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally, what do they use for the other two? Boiled Or Denatured Makes Alcohol Sweeter? Baked Edibles Do Make Ants Salivate? Not quite as good as Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#5 2014-08-11 20:13:29

Agnishom
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How about calling Math or Maths just M?


'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
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#6 2014-08-11 23:26:49

MathsIsFun
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Re: Math vs Maths ... and more

chooipian wrote:

Standard Form and Scientific Notation?

Thanks, will add.

bobbym wrote:

...what do they use for the other two? Boiled Or Denatured Makes Alcohol Sweeter? ...

Funny! But a good point, it would be nice to have one for BODMAS and BEDMAS.


"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..."  - Leon M. Lederman

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#7 2014-08-11 23:53:08

Jai Ganesh
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Hi MathsIsFun,

The page is absorbing.

Good work!


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#8 2014-08-12 00:00:36

ShivamS
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Looks pretty good!

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