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This was a good read. I wish the author had gone a little bit further and spoke about how many reals there are compared to the rationals, continuum hypothesis,
by bitdiddle 17y ago
This was a good read. I wish the author had gone a little bit further and spoke about how many reals there are compared to the rationals, continuum hypothesis, etc.
Although his point about riddles and puzzles is very true I think mathematics is very much a natural science.
- RiderOfGiraffes 17y ago> I wish the author had gone a little bit further and > spoke about how many reals there are compared to the > rationals, continuum hypothesis, etc. OK, later this weekend.
- RiderOfGiraffes 17y agoSorry, mis-spoke myself - I meant later in the week. I want to let this sit and then expand it. I intend to turn this into a growing series, related to this idea: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=672067 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=672067 There I thought I'd start with fractions, basically from the ground up, but I think that's wrong. I think I want to engage people first, then "drill down" on demand. The comment about wanting more about the cardinality, the C.H. and related stuff is what I was looking for. Perhaps I can do one a week. Or so.