Re: [math-fun] favorite theorem
At 12:08 PM 4/28/2006, Cordwell, William R wrote:
One of my students asked me what my favorite theorem was, a question that I found interesting and surprisingly difficult to answer.
So...what's your favorite theorem or proof (and why)?
Probably Godel's Incompleteness Theorem, because it is so interesting. (Not my favorite proof, though.)
Probably Godel's Incompleteness Theorem, because it is so interesting. (Not my favorite proof, though.)
Me too, except that it's my favorite proof too. That's probably the computer scientist in me peeking out. The professor who taught the proof to me (for half a semester, line by line, in a philosophy of mathematics course) liked to say that if he was the type to get a vanity license plate, his would say "17 GEN R". Russ
At 01:26 PM 4/28/2006, Russ Cox wrote: The professor who taught the proof to me (for half a semester,
line by line, in a philosophy of mathematics course) liked to say that if he was the type to get a vanity license plate, his would say "17 GEN R".
If I get a vanity license plate, I'm going to get "N LOG N".
I vote for exp(i*Pi) = -1. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jud McCranie" <j.mccranie@adelphia.net> To: "math-fun" <math-fun@mailman.xmission.com> Cc: <math-fun@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 10:51 AM Subject: Re: [math-fun] favorite theorem
At 01:26 PM 4/28/2006, Russ Cox wrote: The professor who taught the proof to me (for half a semester,
line by line, in a philosophy of mathematics course) liked to say that if he was the type to get a vanity license plate, his would say "17 GEN R".
If I get a vanity license plate, I'm going to get "N LOG N".
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