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Tag Archives: Kevin Knudson
Carnival of Mathematics 137
Welcome to the 137th Carnival of Mathematics! Let me begin with a story about pizza. I was at one of my favorite pizzerias in New Haven recently where they have the craziest method for slicing pizza: start with a standard … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Hayes, carnival of mathematics, David Castelvecchi, Gonzalo Ciruelos, Kevin Knudson, Mark Dominus, mochizuki, Nancy Yi Liang
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Diagonalization and Other Mathematical Wonders
It’s only a slight exaggeration to say I’m a mathematician because of Cantor’s diagonalization arguments (both the proof that the rationals are countable and the proof that the reals aren’t). I was already enjoying my intro to proofs class when … Continue reading
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Tagged diagonalization, Kevin Knudson, Mike Lawler, nostalgia, smbc comics
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