Calvin McPhail-Snyder
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mathematician working at Duke
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This seems one of the (few?) good uses of AI. Although I’d want to really read the output carefully to make sure there aren’t changes…
January 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
This seems one of the (few?) good uses of AI. Although I’d want to really read the output carefully to make sure there aren’t changes…
I can overlook racism but I draw the line at cheating at message board arguments .jpeg
January 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I can overlook racism but I draw the line at cheating at message board arguments .jpeg
The idea is that writing text is faster on a computer but drawing figures is easier with a pen, and also that it’s better for the students to see me sketching things (I’m teaching multivariable calculus)
January 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The idea is that writing text is faster on a computer but drawing figures is easier with a pen, and also that it’s better for the students to see me sketching things (I’m teaching multivariable calculus)
If they had shown THAT live I might have actually died
January 13, 2025 at 4:24 AM
If they had shown THAT live I might have actually died
Apparently it’s just his thing and he does it before every kick???
January 13, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Apparently it’s just his thing and he does it before every kick???
I almost had a heart attack watching him adjust his hair 10 times
January 13, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I almost had a heart attack watching him adjust his hair 10 times
This is related to working with rational functions as functions on the whole field: they have some singularities but you can just work away from those and composition, etc. still makes sense
January 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This is related to working with rational functions as functions on the whole field: they have some singularities but you can just work away from those and composition, etc. still makes sense
z |-> 1/z is not a function on the complex numbers but it is natural to consider it to be a “meromorphic” function from CC to CC (which means function defined except at nice isolated singularities)
January 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
z |-> 1/z is not a function on the complex numbers but it is natural to consider it to be a “meromorphic” function from CC to CC (which means function defined except at nice isolated singularities)
Yes, BUT it’s ok to extend the definition of “function” to things that are not technically functions
January 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Yes, BUT it’s ok to extend the definition of “function” to things that are not technically functions
Are you even allowed to add a subtle political message by including a prominent symbol of the government in the background?
January 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Are you even allowed to add a subtle political message by including a prominent symbol of the government in the background?
Toyota makes over 5 times as many vehicles per year!!!
January 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Toyota makes over 5 times as many vehicles per year!!!
I recently switched to using typst for teaching stuff and would also like to know the answer to this…
January 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I recently switched to using typst for teaching stuff and would also like to know the answer to this…
I think that’s the easiest thing to do if you want the students to be able to mark where the questions are in their assignments.
January 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I think that’s the easiest thing to do if you want the students to be able to mark where the questions are in their assignments.
Not to mention the Greek-speaking Eastern Roman Empire was around for another 1600 years or so...
January 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Not to mention the Greek-speaking Eastern Roman Empire was around for another 1600 years or so...
That's from the introduction about the history of Western mathematics. I'm hoping the shorter ones later (about stuff like the history of quaternions) are better
January 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
That's from the introduction about the history of Western mathematics. I'm hoping the shorter ones later (about stuff like the history of quaternions) are better