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#1 2014-12-08 05:03:32

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Ain't it the truth.

Hi;

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Mathematicians sure are a pedantic bunch. There is a forum with bunches of em or is it a herd of em, I never get that right, that actually have a thread devoted to whether they should say "Hi" when answering a post. On the other hand I no longer look good in a beard.


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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#2 2014-12-08 05:08:46

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Re: Ain't it the truth.

Physicists have beards?


'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
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#3 2014-12-08 05:09:46

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Re: Ain't it the truth.

Do you doubt your own eyes?


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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#4 2014-12-08 05:11:01

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Re: Ain't it the truth.

I recently saw a physicist without a beard


'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.

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#5 2014-12-08 05:12:22

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Re: Ain't it the truth.

That is not an amazing discovery, where did you get the idea that all physicists have beards?


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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#6 2014-12-08 05:15:50

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Re: Ain't it the truth.

My favorite physicist, Professor Calculus, gave me that idea.


'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.

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#7 2014-12-08 05:16:28

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Re: Ain't it the truth.

Professor Calculus is a physicist?


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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#8 2014-12-08 05:17:13

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Re: Ain't it the truth.

He is a multi-talented scientist


'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.

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#9 2014-12-08 05:19:12

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Re: Ain't it the truth.

Your avatar has a beard, is it a physicist?


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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#10 2014-12-08 05:19:54

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Re: Ain't it the truth.

I'll have to ask it.


'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.

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#11 2014-12-08 05:22:02

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Re: Ain't it the truth.

What did it say?


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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#12 2014-12-08 05:23:07

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Re: Ain't it the truth.

It is not even replying.


'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.

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#13 2014-12-08 05:25:10

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Re: Ain't it the truth.

Ask it where it stands on this issue.


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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#14 2014-12-08 05:26:17

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Re: Ain't it the truth.

Talking to JPEG files isn't productive


'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.

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#15 2014-12-08 05:28:09

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Re: Ain't it the truth.

Then turn it into a .gif


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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#16 2014-12-08 05:29:37

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Re: Ain't it the truth.

A .gift?


'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.

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#17 2014-12-08 05:30:33

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Re: Ain't it the truth.

A .gif, it is an image file type.


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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#18 2014-12-08 05:32:07

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Re: Ain't it the truth.

I know, i had been kidding.

Where are math proofs rejected for omitting mechanical steps?


'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.

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#19 2014-12-08 05:39:30

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Re: Ain't it the truth.

To get that answer, I would suggest A=B, the introduction will be enough.


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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#20 2014-12-08 05:49:10

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Re: Ain't it the truth.

I've already read the first two chapters but not the introduction.


'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.

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#21 2014-12-08 05:52:18

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Re: Ain't it the truth.

I hope I have the right book.


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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#22 2014-12-08 05:56:13

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Re: Ain't it the truth.

Quote the lines please.


'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.

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#23 2014-12-08 05:57:37

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Re: Ain't it the truth.

Section 1.4 is as close as I can get. There he describes their viewpoints on proofs and what constitutes one.


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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#24 2014-12-08 06:01:39

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Re: Ain't it the truth.

The most important part of the proof is missing which the author adds in later.

Both sides obviously satisfy the relations p(n) − p(n − 1) = n^3; p(0) = 0


'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.

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#25 2014-12-08 06:02:17

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Re: Ain't it the truth.

So, what is your point?


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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