Pat'sBlog
The mathematical (and other) thoughts of a (now retired) math teacher,
Saturday, 26 December 2015
On This Day in Math - December 26
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A young man passes from our public schools to the universities, ignorant almost of the elements of every branch of useful knowledge. ~Char...
Friday, 25 December 2015
On This Day in Math - December 25
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God Bless Us, Everyone Me, and Tiny Tim The 359th day of the year; 359 is a Sophie Germain prime. If you start with n=89 and iterat...
Thursday, 24 December 2015
On This Day in Math - December 24
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Earthrise: See 1968 below The 358th day of the year; 358 is twice a prime, and the sum of six consecutive primes. The sum of the first...
Wednesday, 23 December 2015
On This Day in Math - December 23
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The mathematician may be compared to a designer of garments, who is utterly oblivious of the creatures whom his garments may fit. To be sur...
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