Re: [math-fun] Re: math-fun Digest, Vol 57, Issue 17
On Nov 28, 2007 11:10 AM, Steve Witham <sw@tiac.net> wrote:
From: "Fred lunnon" <fred.lunnon@gmail.com>
I've read this webpage three times, and I still don't understand it.
I didn't make much sense of it...
I feel compelled to say that this is, perhaps, the least illuminating of all Dr. Baez' writings. He's actually well-known for the clarity of his presentations, and works very hard to explain things so well that what once was "mysterious" looks almost trivial in retrospect. -- Mike Stay metaweta@gmail.com http://math.ucr.edu/~mike
On 11/28/07, Mike Stay <metaweta@gmail.com> wrote:
I feel compelled to say that this is, perhaps, the least illuminating of all Dr. Baez' writings. He's actually well-known for the clarity of his presentations, and works very hard to explain things so well that what once was "mysterious" looks almost trivial in retrospect.
Indeed, I've enjoyed reading several of his postings, and this is the first one I've seen which could be considered a lemon. WFL
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