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Grand Finale (Part II): Not-so-Complex Numbers
“Out of intense complexities intense simplicities emerge.” — Winston Churchill ———- As I alluded to in the very first blog, the way in which we as mathematicians organize numbers is very special: We use what is called the Real Number … Continue reading
Grand Finale (Part I): Basics of Trigonometry
“If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is.” — John Louis von Neumann ———- It would not be fair of me to throw a formula in your … Continue reading
The Traditional Way to Learn Mathematics: A Mountain, then No Mountain, and then a Mountain Again
“The history of every major galactic civilization tends to pass through three distinct and recognizable phases, those of Survival, Inquiry and Sophistication, otherwise known as the How, Why, and Where phases. For instance, the first phase is characterized by the … Continue reading