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Don't Trust Numbers (Polya's Conjecture)
Numbers are funny things. Perhaps one of the funniest things about numbers is the following: for every number, there are infinitely many numbers larger than that number. For example, there...
Don't Trust Numbers (Polya's Conjecture)
Numbers are funny things. Perhaps one of the funniest things about numbers is the following: for every number, there are infinitely many numbers larger than that number. For example, there...
To PhD, or not to PhD
Disclaimer This is an article where I discuss the pros and cons — as I see them — of getting a PhD in a technical, abstract field like pure math...
To PhD, or not to PhD
Disclaimer This is an article where I discuss the pros and cons — as I see them — of getting a PhD in a technical, abstract field like pure math...
Generalized Factorials – The Gamma Function
NOTE: This is a technical article and requires knowledge of a) factorials, b) basic integration, and c) at the very end, some knowledge of complex numbers (you can get through,...
Generalized Factorials – The Gamma Function
NOTE: This is a technical article and requires knowledge of a) factorials, b) basic integration, and c) at the very end, some knowledge of complex numbers (you can get through,...
Why Is Math Hard?
It's pretty common knowledge that math is hard. Some people love math, some people hate math, some people get really good at math, and some people stop after high school. ...
Why Is Math Hard?
It's pretty common knowledge that math is hard. Some people love math, some people hate math, some people get really good at math, and some people stop after high school. ...
The "Curse" Of Dimensionality
A very simple fact about shapes that live in very high dimensional spaces has very real consequences.
The "Curse" Of Dimensionality
A very simple fact about shapes that live in very high dimensional spaces has very real consequences.