March 27, 2011
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Last night I was in a conversation with someone that somehow turned to the topic of school in general, and grading specifically. I don’t have an exact recall for conversation (unlike Carol Jordan in Val McDermid’s series of novels), but … Continue reading
January 18, 2004
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Current Mood: blah Current Music: The hum of the computers in the lab On the positive side, it’s just a little under an hour until I get to go home. Blah. I spent the first couple hours here doing constructive … Continue reading
April 24, 2000
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A sage oracle, A mathematical proof, And both of my cats. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
January 27, 1999
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Note: The only changes to this entry are minor corrections to grammar, punctuation, formatting, and spelling. I’ve also removed any last names which appeared, except in the case of teachers. I’m writing again much sooner than I had anticipated. I … Continue reading
September 28, 1998
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2R1 How you vex me so with your Great insanity. Comments: 2R1 is read “Two to the R 1” and refers to a rather crazy topological space. Occasionally we study it in my Topology class and it just gets stranger. … Continue reading
September 28, 1998
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The canonical error plagues my dreams and haunts my every thought. Comments: My Topology teacher is always talking about the canonical error, meaning the standard error that everybody makes when attempting to prove a given theorem. Bookmark on Delicious Digg … Continue reading
September 28, 1998
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Most so-called “normal” spaces are anything but. God is truly dead. Comments: Actually, most normal topological spaces aren’t anything spectacular. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the … Continue reading
September 14, 1998
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If I never see Another direction field It will be too soon. Comments: I just got done grading more than one hundred homework papers for a Differential Equations class. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via … Continue reading
September 11, 1998
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Open sets truly Are in the topology; How very useful. Comments: I wrote this haiku, understandably enough, during my Topology class. It refers to the fact that open sets can be defined many different ways, and they are defined (in … Continue reading