Re[2]: Info and a Question
Brian Smith (INBS@MUSICB.MCGILL.CA)
Sun, 25 Aug 1996 18:12:18 EDT
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>There have been a few messages about paint and I don't think that is the
>right analogy to make. In fact, I don't think a physical analogy is the
>best. Mathematical objects don't have the same qualities as physical
>objects.
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> We cannot talk about talk
>about a mathematical object with one local dimension filling up another
>mathematical object with two local dimensions.
>
>The paint analogy suffers from the same problems, physical versus
>mathematical properties.
>
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>Thank you for allowing me to ramble a bit.
>
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>Murphy Waggoner
>Department of Mathematics
>Simpson College
>701 North C Street
> Indianola, IA 50125
>waggoner@storm.simpson.edu
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Thank you for the interesting perspective and useful TI-85 program.
Please ramble away anytime you feel like it!
Brian