BruceReznick
@brucereznick.bsky.social
Emeritus professor of mathematics at the University of Illinois
I was there. Hundreds of people in the rain.
March 31, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I was there. Hundreds of people in the rain.
Reposted by BruceReznick
For hundreds of years after its invention, calculus stood on a shaky foundation. Then in the late 19th century, grappling with a “monster” helped it bulk up. www.quantamagazine.org/the-jagged-m...
The Jagged, Monstrous Function That Broke Calculus | Quanta Magazine
In the late 19th century, Karl Weierstrass invented a fractal-like function that was decried as nothing less than a “deplorable evil.” In time, it would transform the foundations of mathematics.
www.quantamagazine.org
January 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
For hundreds of years after its invention, calculus stood on a shaky foundation. Then in the late 19th century, grappling with a “monster” helped it bulk up. www.quantamagazine.org/the-jagged-m...
Just moved here from X. Won't post much. Happy to listen to others.
November 20, 2024 at 2:24 AM
Just moved here from X. Won't post much. Happy to listen to others.