math professor at @berrycollege, mathematical dabbler, origami enthusiast, sci-fi buff and neophyte juggler. there’s no word in English for my style. (he/him)
Rome, GA
Joined August 2013
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I don’t know if I agree with the word “purpose” because that sounds like it implies some sort of predestination, but I do know that I’m lucky to know what my little red square is (it’s teaching calculus, of course)
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FOLLOW SPREE TIME!
RETWEET NOW AND I MIGHT JUST HIT THAT FOLLOW BUTTON BEFORE @AGT AT 8!!!!
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Writing a maths proof is more like writing a (Shakespearean) sonnet than carrying out a calculation: you have to impart a message with a build up and a punchline, and it all has to be done while respecting the defining structural constraints.
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If someone's political stance requires preventing scientists from informing you about your own planet, that's not politics, it's oppression.
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"Gardner understood instinctively that mathematics was bigger, richer and more fun than what was allowed in class." --- Jordan Ellenberg
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@cctaverna @eyb SOME LECTURE OKAY! NOTHING BUT LECTURE! LECTURE! LECTURE?! HULK SMASH! #EDUSPRINT