Recent content by Art G

What if all information CANNOT be known? For example, pi. Then a truly random number would be the decimal value that is just past the knowable value of pi.

A key difference between slide rules and calculators is slide rules don't store decimal points. If you're a structural engineer, for example, a calculator or computer might tell you that you need a 6.5-inch beam. A slide rule will tell you that you need a "65" beam. It's up to you to know if...

Everything starts with a 1-dimensional point and how to specify it's position. It's physical position in our 3 dimensional universe can be located with 3 coordinates. An "object" is merely a large collection of 1-dimensional points. But 3 dimensions are all we need to locate all these points...