Tag Archives: mathematics

Hung Up on Purpose

Thinking about Posco’s comment about the usefulness of knowing origin in tool use, when abstraction is ultimately more powerful. I tend to lock-up when I don’t know the originating context and ultimate application of an abstraction; a good chunk of … Continue reading →

Aside posted Tue Sep.14.2010 tagged , | 1 Comment | #

Musings on Understanding Math

Posted Mon Sep.13.2010 under Musings tagged , ,

One of my pet peeves is the lack of deep understanding I have regarding mathematics. The feeling of confusion is very similar to the way I feel about long-running television soap operas with a cast of characters spanning generations. I … Continue reading →

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Primitive Notions

From Wikipedia’s article on Axioms: A lesson learned by mathematics in the last 150 years is that it is useful to strip the meaning away from the mathematical assertions (axioms, postulates, propositions, theorems) and definitions. — that might explain why … Continue reading →

Aside posted Thu Sep.09.2010 tagged , | 7 Comments | #