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National Mathematics Day 2023: Know about Srinivasa Ramanujan's life & work
Hindustan Times ^
| Dec 22, 2023
Posted on 12/23/2023 8:00:18 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
To: nickcarraway
Ramanujan’s story is told in the 2015 movie, “The Man Who Knew Infinity”, based on the book of the same title.
To: nickcarraway
To: The people have spoken
To: The people have spoken
I have been privileged to know some people who did math better than me.
whatever. I use an RPN calculator and do math the proper way.
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posted on
12/23/2023 8:13:26 PM PST
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algore
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
12/23/2023 8:13:41 PM PST
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Chode
(there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
To: nickcarraway
Was it good? Yes, excellent. I have the DVD.
To: changeitback440
Yup—math is pure hate—and does not care about people.
;-)
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12/23/2023 8:14:49 PM PST
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cgbg
("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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12/23/2023 8:19:40 PM PST
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DoodleBob
(Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s²)
To: nickcarraway
I was so terrified & nervous over math. In 6th grade I dreaded going to the board to work a problem.
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12/23/2023 8:20:40 PM PST
by
leaning conservative
(snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!)
To: nickcarraway
I always enjoy reading about Srinivasa Ramanujan.
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posted on
12/23/2023 8:22:26 PM PST
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steve86
(Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
To: DoodleBob
Actually there are 10 kinds. Those who know binary and those who don’t.
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12/23/2023 8:23:38 PM PST
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libh8er
To: crusty old prospector
He was really much more than a math guru. He independently rediscovered theorums in his short adult life that collectively took others hundreds of years, and charted new ground as well.
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12/23/2023 8:28:20 PM PST
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steve86
(Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
To: nickcarraway
All the math I know I learned from these three guys. Yes, they sometimes made minor errors. But the lessons sure were entertaining.
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12/23/2023 8:29:10 PM PST
by
Leaning Right
(The steal is real.)
To: algore
>
I use an RPN calculator and do math the proper way. It's always a pleasure to learn of another fellow RPN fan.
I first obtained an HP RPN calculator in the 70's and have had one ever since. My second significant C program in the 80's was a programmable RPN calculator for UNIX, that I eventually ported to every computer I've used since (Windows, Linux, Mac, etc.). I cannot abide being forced to use algebraic on a computer. Fortunately there exists an app for iOS that emulates a 15C, so my phone and tablet can carry on sane math operations.
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12/23/2023 9:06:02 PM PST
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dayglored
(Strange Women Lying In Ponds Distributing Swords! Arthur Pendragon in 2024)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
12/23/2023 9:11:40 PM PST
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MayflowerMadam
("A coward dies a thousand times before his death, but the valiant taste of death but once.")
To: MayflowerMadam
Remember in the 90s, when a Barbie said, "math is hard."
To: nickcarraway
You can’t square a circle exactly. This fellow came up with a way to do it with seven digit precision. Finding the perimeter length of an elipse defies any finate equation but this fellow came up with a pretty good approximation.
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posted on
12/23/2023 10:54:30 PM PST
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Nateman
(If the Pedo Profit Mad Moe (pig pee upon him!) was not the Antichrist then he comes in second.)
To: nickcarraway
“Remember in the 90s, when a Barbie said, ‘math is hard.’”
LOL! That’s funny. I don’t recall, but I never was in to Barbie, or around kids who were. I was just a couple years too old for dolls when Barbies came out.
I do recall bumper stickers in the ‘80s or ‘90s that said, “I hate Barbie. That bitch has everything.”
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12/24/2023 4:59:36 AM PST
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MayflowerMadam
("A coward dies a thousand times before his death, but the valiant taste of death but once.")
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