[math-fun] New Math

My new math experience (early 1970s in school) was characterized by endless rehashings of the distributive and associative laws for * and +. Bases other than 10 were paid their respects, but always as second class citizens. I remember pondering whether a number would still be a prime number when written in some other base. I decided eventually that it wouldn't matter how you wrote it. I tried to explain my great discovery and was encouraged to return to my distributive law and associative law worksheet. Thane Plambeck 650 321 4884 office 650 323 4928 fax http://www.qxmail.com/ehome.htm