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Mmathwonk replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?.@Hornbein: they give us the syllabus, and the criterion for passing, and then they tell us we cannot fail the number of students who...
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@sevensages I have read this thread with some amusement. I am a grammar Nazi, and as some on this forum know, I often correct people's... -
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Back in maybe 1965 my Dad tried to flunk half of the students in his engineering class. The University of Michigan wouldn't let him do...
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Mmathwonk reacted to symbolipoint's post in the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college? with Like.
Wow. Another one of these super long topics. Too many posts so no patience to read; as if that means anyone is interested in this...
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Mmathwonk replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?.Feel free to ignore, as I am interpreting this question more generally as "should we teach in college things that students should have...
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Mmathwonk replied to the thread Other What are some good books for learning Galois Theory?.Ok, going down same rabbit hole as Edwards, trying to explain Galois in modern terms, in particular, why the table at the bottom of page...
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Mmathwonk replied to the thread Other What are some good books for learning Galois Theory?.I have spent some time pondering the first part of the translation of Galois' "first memoir" by Neumann, roughly pages 107-117 in...
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Mmathwonk reacted to martinbn's post in the thread Other What are some good books for learning Galois Theory? with Like.
There is a book by H. Edwards "Galois Theory". This might also be of interest https://www.ams.org/notices/201207/rtx120700912p.pdf
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Mmathwonk replied to the thread Other What are some good books for learning Galois Theory?.the difference between someone who understands Galois theory and the rest of us is illustrated by this simple question: when asked why...
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Mmathwonk replied to the thread Foundations A rigorous approach to learn Mathematics.wouldn't an AI bot have more perfect grammar?
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Mmathwonk reacted to .Scott's post in the thread Foundations A rigorous approach to learn Mathematics with Like.
I would suggest you start by checking out the work of Procrustes, who created a bed that was the perfect fit for anyone. * Don't set out...
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Mmathwonk replied to the thread Foundations A rigorous approach to learn Mathematics.Please forgive me for reminding you that it is much easier to make a list than it is to read profitably through that list. In my...
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Mmathwonk reacted to FactChecker's post in the thread I Apparent counterexample to Cauchy-Goursat theorem (Complex Analysis) with Like.
Right. I was just trying to stay as basic as possible.
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Mmathwonk reacted to FactChecker's post in the thread I Apparent counterexample to Cauchy-Goursat theorem (Complex Analysis) with Like.
The theorem specifies that the domain must be simply connected. Your "counter example" fails to remain within a simply-connected domain...
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Mmathwonk replied to the thread I Apparent counterexample to Cauchy-Goursat theorem (Complex Analysis).It is true that OP has not checked simple connectedness. However, although the theorem stated specifies simply connected, all that is...