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Inspired by a similar poll in [livejournal.com profile] 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]

Date: 2009-02-19 10:13 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] hairyears.livejournal.com
I enjoyed mathematics at school, but the teaching of mathematics had effectively collapsed by the time I went on to Sixth form, and I missed the opportunity to cultivate a skill and a field of study which would be both profitable and fascinating to me today.

As for proofs: I can follow a simple proof in geometry, with some effort. It needs training.

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