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   by arvid 19y ago

   Off the subject but on this site: A list of Martin Gardner Puzzle Books: Martin Gardner's Collections of "Mathematical Games" Columns http://www.muppetlabs.com/~breadbox/books/gardner.html
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   by arvid 19y ago

   a lot of "Mizzou" fans in Arizona
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   by arvid 19y ago

   and set theory leads to the fact that the axiom of choice is independent and unprovable. But most mathematicians accept that axiom of choice is true. The same is true for the continuum hypothesis with a smaller majority accepting that as
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   by arvid 19y ago

   As a former mathematician, I can understand what he writes. Mathematically, it is basically a lot of ranting and raving over nothing. Set theory provides a foundation for mathematics. It is not the only foundation. Category theory is ano
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   by arvid 19y ago

   In the chess club picture seated on the far right is Peter Monta. Smart guy, entered CMU at age 16 I believe. We had class together for two years at CMU in the Math Studies honors program.