[FRIAM] This is how the Japanese multiply. (Math, not biology)

[Nick Thompson]

Yeah.  I am not on my “Real” kick today.  “real” is good enough for me.  “real” in the sense of honorable, respectable, normative, proper, honest, genuine, true to itself, etc.  But on your definition, applied math wouldn’t be “real”, right?  CS wouldn’t be real math, either.  To me, math is “just” the development or use of formal systems to advance knowledge.  On that understanding, the use of any kind of formal system to model a natural system is “real math.”  I take it you would disagree. 

 

Nick 

 

Nicholas S. Thompson

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Clark University

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From: Friam [mailto:friam-bounces at redfish.com] On Behalf Of Frank Wimberly
Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2018 6:23 PM
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Subject: Re: [FRIAM] This is how the Japanese multiply. (Math, not biology)

 

"Real" and "real math" are two different things.  My definition of real math is exposition of the form "definition, theorem, proof".  When you figure out what "real" means, let me know.

 

Frank

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On Sat, Nov 3, 2018, 6:14 PM Nick Thompson <nickthompson at earthlink.net <mailto:nickthompson at earthlink.net>  wrote:

What!???? How could any mathematics not be REAL!  FRANK!  Defend yourself!

 

NIck

 

Nicholas S. Thompson

Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology

Clark University

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From: Friam [mailto:friam-bounces at redfish.com <mailto:friam-bounces at redfish.com> ] On Behalf Of Prof David West
Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2018 5:52 PM
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Subject: Re: [FRIAM] This is how the Japanese multiply. (Math, not biology)

 

I have a couple of books on "Vedic Math" - a large set of techniques for how to calculate. This technique was among them.  Showed the books to Frank once, he was not impressed, "not real mathematics."

 

davew

 

 

 

On Sat, Nov 3, 2018, at 9:02 AM, Tom Johnson wrote:

https://www.facebook.com/637328420/posts/10156877698343421/

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