Wow! I'm impressed -- but what you said is Greek to me (grin). And you're a music major, not a mathematician? Are you minoring in philosophy? They do say that music and math are closely related (I've not quite understood that, but I've heard it) --and I've noticed that scientists and doctors seem to also have a passion for music and many play instruments. Where do you go to college, and what do you plan to do with your major? Perform? Teach? Join an orchestra. Cindy --- Rachel <rherold@xxxxxxx> wrote: > From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > > As you probably know (some people are just > starting > > and don't) there's no limit on the number of times > one > > can renew. > yep, though it doesn't need to be renewed because i > haven't submitted it > yet! I've got it scanned now it's a matter of going > thru and making sure the > sentences are in the right order and redoing all the > mathematical notations. > > > I think the book you're doing will be very useful > to > > some of the students. > This is actually just a fun book, not a textbook. > It is a book of everyday > reader level essays. Some of the topics are "logic > & proof", "cantorian set > theory and transfinite numbers", "group theory", "2 > and 3 person game > theory", and non-euclidian geometry. > > > > When you have some time, can you explain what > cantor's > > hypothesis is? In simple terms? or is that not > > possible. It sounds like something Reuven in Chaim > > Potok's The Chosen would have studied. > Well, Reuven was more into gematria, which does use > numbers but not this > way, and psychology if I remember correctly. > The article I'm proofing currently is about cantor's > proof of set theory for > rational and irrational numbers. Cantor's set > theory is what he is admired > for in the mathematical community. > Cantor's claim to general public level of fame > though is his "proof" > (hypothesis) of infinity. Which, if you think about > it, could only be > proved to be not finite, but not actually infinite > because we as humans > cannot prove something we have no way of describing, > yet... His other claim > to general public fame was his many mental > breakdowns during his > concentrated work on the infinity theory; my > interpretation was that he > tweaked his mind trying to understand something that > the human mind is not > able to comprehend; his mind was not limber enough > to adjust to his > learning without rebelling at times and shutting > down to protect itself. > Rachel > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail