Mathematics

user19161

12:00 AM

Also, looking at the curriculum alone, there isn't really anything special about the top American universities when it comes to an undergrad math course.

Dominic Michaelis

it's 1 am i will go sleeping

good night everyone

user19161

But if I were to start life all over and could apply anywhere to do an undergrad course in math, I might not choose Cambridge or Oxford. I might go for Imperial College or Warwick instead.

user19161

@DominicMichaelis See you in your dreams.

Old John

@JacobBlack Over the years, more of my students went to Warwick than either Oxford or Cambridge

user19161

Well, because like I said before, Cambridge tries to squeeze what is covered in 4 years into 3 years and do a bit less. Then in the 4th year, they do some very exotic things which may not be so fundamental. So I rather go for the 4 years in Imperial or Warwick.

user19161

12:08 AM

@OldJohn Well, I did not know much about universities back then. I did not know there is so much difference. I really disliked where I studied.

Old John

@JacobBlack You also have to bear in mind that my experience is at least a decade ago - in the last 10 years I have not been teaching maths

Old John

12:20 AM

Do I detect another crank?

user19161

@OldJohn I wonder what exactly is written in the referenced.

Old John

@JacobBlack I have downloaded a copy - if you want to see :)

user19161

@OldJohn Nah, not too interested.

Old John

@JacobBlack It looks like 7 pages of confused elementary number theory manipulations - I can't be bothered to find the mistakes

user19161

@OldJohn But does it really claim to prove FLT?

Old John

12:25 AM

oh yes

anon

@OldJohn I have voted to delete.

user19161

@anon Using your godly powers.

Old John

@anon Good! I have already wasted too much time following his curious logic :)

and it has gone already!

user19161

@OldJohn That's fast!

Old John

@JacobBlack Yep - I am in awe of these godlike powers!

user19161

12:31 AM

I am 1560 points away from these godly powers as well.

skullpatrol

Just like Kaster.

user19161

@skullpatrol What are you talking about now?

skullpatrol

Kaster came in here and passed judgement like he was a god.

user19161

Only anon is god, lol.

Old John

Time I got some sleep - thanks @anon

user19161

12:34 AM

The great anon!

Old John

G'night all

skullpatrol

later

user19161

@OldJohn Good night!

Old John

:)

user19161

I think anon's current avatar makes him very godly.

user2041143

12:54 AM

Hi..

skullpatrol

hi

anon

2:24 AM

2 days ago, by anon

I'm just going to pretend it's not there and hope my teacher doesn't have time to check it all

Old John

sleep eludes me :(

@anon - do I gather that your cunning ploy succeeded?

Gustavo Bandeira

3:25 AM

@anon Haha

user585104

3:47 AM

Hi @Kaster

Kaster

@user585104 sup

user585104

@Kaster Not much, you?

Kaster

@user585104 same old

user585104

@Kaster I haven't seen you here before?

Kaster

@user585104 have no idea. i definitely didn't. even if i did, i probably wouldn't recognize you, user_bunhofnumbers_ nickname, you know

user585104

3:57 AM

@Kaster I'm just asking if you come here often?

anon

wowzers, is it just me or did it suddenly get hot in here?

user585104

@anon What do you mean?

Kaster

@user585104 nah, not really often.

user19161

4:57 AM

@anon Maybe it got hot because of my presence. =)

Dan Brumleve

7:06 AM

are there any visualizations of 3d turmites out there? i haven't been able to find any

grr that didn't work either. direct link to some turmites: flickr.com/photos/_robson_/7924984276/in/photostream

Tomarinator

8:49 AM

heloo everyone, i missed this room so much

skullpatrol

hi

Tomarinator

Hi wassup

It kind of wierd , on this page chat.stackexchange.com/users/6275/skullpatrol it says your karma is 2.6K , but here math.stackexchange.com/users/22862/skullpatrol it says, its 212. @skullpatrol

skullpatrol

@Tomarinator are you investigating me?

Tomarinator

As a matter of fact I investigate every user that replies to me, yes I am that lame. :P

Oh its not an anomaly, its just how things are.okay i get it. <silly me>

awllower

10:09 AM

Hello there.

An interesting question.

user19161

Every review I have read on Chrome vs Firefox is in favour of Chrome.

Jonas Teuwen

It has an annoying memory leak with me

user19161

It is less responsive in chat for me.

user19161

However it is currently the only way to get latest flash on linux.

user19161

@Tomarinator You misspelled "weird".

Tomarinator

10:24 AM

TIL the correct spelling of word weird. thanks

user19161

Correcting spellings is a great way to make friends online.

skullpatrol

...and enemies.

Tomarinator

:)

user19161

I see you are the black square @tom!

Tomarinator

and you are the blue square.

user19161

10:27 AM

Hello @skull, is someone upset with me for not seeming to talk to him? =) Well, sometimes I have nothing to say...

skullpatrol

...dunno...

user19161

@Tomarinator There are a few more coloured squares around...

Tomarinator

oh really, i didnt knew that, i became the black square because a graphicon (a smiley) wasnt properly rendered by the image uploader on stackoverflow, , and I was too lazy to look up something more hippy.Thats how i came to be the black square

user19161

I change colours now and then.

Dan Brumleve

@awllower i commented on that question

awllower

10:32 AM

What question?

oh

Dan Brumleve

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Q: Set of numbers pairwise relatively prime

I want to prove that $b+1,\,2b+1,\,3b+1,\,...,\,(n-1)b+1$ (given an $n$, we can find infinitely many positve $b$), where $n$ is a positive integer, are pairwise relatively prime. I assume that $b+1,\,2b+1,\,3b+1,\,...,\,(n-1)b+1$ are not r.p.. Let $1\le i \le j\le n-1$ and $ib+1,jb+1$ are not ...

awllower

I think your objection is invalid.

Dan Brumleve

i don't know the right way to prove it either but i think op is on the wrong track

his false proof doesn't ever use $i \ne j$, that is why it works

user19161

At first I did not know what a proof is, after that I knew, now I am no longer sure.

awllower

indeed.

Maybe it is not for every $b$.

But, for given $n$, there infinitely such $b$.

skullpatrol

10:36 AM

@JacobBlack It's sort of like the old saying about learning thermodynamics...

user19161

Hi @old, another day older. =)

skullpatrol

Hi @OldJohn

Old John

@JacobBlack Thank you for reminding me of that! :)

Hi @skullpatrol

skullpatrol

I was about to compare this

4 mins ago, by Jacob Black

At first I did not know what a proof is, after that I knew, now I am no longer sure.

to the old saying about learning thermodynamics...

Old John

Or: "I used to be indecisive, but now I am no longer sure"

skullpatrol

10:42 AM

The first time you see it you don't understand it, the second time you see it you think you understand it but you really don't, the third time you see it you know you don't understand it but by then your so use to it you don't care anymore.

3

user19161

@skullpatrol WOW!

Tomarinator

that must be understand-ception

ok that was a bad one

user19161

Someone should star what I said too. =)

Dan Brumleve