http://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/28/math-nerds-gone-wild-and-by-wild-we-mean-nuts/ The Neat Side of the Web Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:38:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/28/math-nerds-gone-wild-and-by-wild-we-mean-nuts/comment-page-1/#comment-55002 Sahan Thu, 30 Nov 2006 08:05:30 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/28/math-nerds-gone-wild-and-by-wild-we-mean-nuts/#comment-55002 Heaviside was also famous (and more noteable in Engineering circles) for the Heaviside step function. This is used in modelling current flow in circuits. Heaviside was also famous (and more noteable in Engineering circles) for the Heaviside step function. This is used in modelling current flow in circuits.

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/28/math-nerds-gone-wild-and-by-wild-we-mean-nuts/comment-page-1/#comment-54653 Alex Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:47:12 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/28/math-nerds-gone-wild-and-by-wild-we-mean-nuts/#comment-54653 A Beautiful Mind is about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Forbes_Nash" rel="nofollow">John Nash</a>, who suffered from schizophrenia. A Beautiful Mind is about John Nash, who suffered from schizophrenia.

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/28/math-nerds-gone-wild-and-by-wild-we-mean-nuts/comment-page-1/#comment-54616 Alex Tue, 28 Nov 2006 17:56:05 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/28/math-nerds-gone-wild-and-by-wild-we-mean-nuts/#comment-54616 Thank you pld & Jeff, it's fixed now... Thank you pld & Jeff, it's fixed now...

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/28/math-nerds-gone-wild-and-by-wild-we-mean-nuts/comment-page-1/#comment-54593 Miss Cellania Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:36:15 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/28/math-nerds-gone-wild-and-by-wild-we-mean-nuts/#comment-54593 Which one of these was the subject of "A Beautiful Mind" (which I TRIED to read once)? Which one of these was the subject of "A Beautiful Mind" (which I TRIED to read once)?

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/28/math-nerds-gone-wild-and-by-wild-we-mean-nuts/comment-page-1/#comment-54583 pld Tue, 28 Nov 2006 13:18:54 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/28/math-nerds-gone-wild-and-by-wild-we-mean-nuts/#comment-54583 Oliver Heaviside was actually so bonkers that he had negative age and lived from 1950 to 1925! Wow! Oliver Heaviside was actually so bonkers that he had negative age and lived from 1950 to 1925! Wow!

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/28/math-nerds-gone-wild-and-by-wild-we-mean-nuts/comment-page-1/#comment-54569 Eddie Tue, 28 Nov 2006 09:10:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/11/28/math-nerds-gone-wild-and-by-wild-we-mean-nuts/#comment-54569 Cantor proved that, for example, the set of all non-negative integers i.e {0,1,2,3,...} and the set of all even non-negative integers i.e. {0,2,4,6,...} are the same size. If anyone's interested it's called denumerability and can be found on Wikipedia somewhere I'm sure. Also, if you're feeling sadistic, read up on Cantor's diagonalization argument, aka the bane of my existence. Cantor proved that, for example, the set of all non-negative integers i.e {0,1,2,3,...} and the set of all even non-negative integers i.e. {0,2,4,6,...} are the same size. If anyone's interested it's called denumerability and can be found on Wikipedia somewhere I'm sure. Also, if you're feeling sadistic, read up on Cantor's diagonalization argument, aka the bane of my existence.

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