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ciphergoth) wrote2009-02-18 11:03 pm
ciphergoth) wrote2009-02-18 11:03 pm
Mathematics poll
Inspired by a similar poll in ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
palmer1984's journal.
About the "proof" question below: examples of the kind of proof I mean would be a proof that there are infinitely many primes, or that the square root of two is irrational, or of Pythagoras's Theorem. A proof in computer science counts too. By "know a proof off by heart" I mean that you'd be able to convince someone of it at a party, if they had the background to follow the proof.
If you know lots of proofs, feel free to choose one you particularly like in the last question...
[Poll #1351621]
palmer1984's journal. About the "proof" question below: examples of the kind of proof I mean would be a proof that there are infinitely many primes, or that the square root of two is irrational, or of Pythagoras's Theorem. A proof in computer science counts too. By "know a proof off by heart" I mean that you'd be able to convince someone of it at a party, if they had the background to follow the proof.
If you know lots of proofs, feel free to choose one you particularly like in the last question...
[Poll #1351621]