tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303246073824127471.post3178819544078022935..comments2024-03-28T08:17:02.778-04:00Comments on Multiplication by Infinity: Could You Pass this American 8th Grader Test from 1895?Steven Colyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303246073824127471.post-55434076334617697522010-07-09T13:40:14.549-04:002010-07-09T13:40:14.549-04:00Thank you Danielle. I just became aware of that we...Thank you Danielle. I just became aware of that website myself by <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/principles/2010/07/kids_these_days_is_our_learnin.php" rel="nofollow">someone else, here.</a>. I shall have to post an Update.<br /><br />I hate being wrong, but have no problem being corrected.<br /><br />I suppose I should have known better, as it comes from ... Kansas! The very state that promotes "Intelligent Design" creationism as being no less valid than The Theory of Evolution!<br /><br />Good grief!Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303246073824127471.post-19361449253010417462010-07-08T20:19:29.057-04:002010-07-08T20:19:29.057-04:00Geez, I would have SO failed that test. I didn'...Geez, I would have SO failed that test. I didn't even know there was a field called "Orthography"!<br /><br />Having said that, I just learned two nights ago from reading <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Strangest-Man-Quantum-Genius-Farmelo/dp/0571222781" rel="nofollow">The Strangest Man by G. Farmelo</a> (SO good) about Paul Dirac, that Projective Geometry helped him loads with understanding Mathematical Physics, which of course Dirac changed possibly moreso than any other person. So guess where I'm going next?Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.com