#Mathematics

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timur864

A thread on the Islamic Golden Age, a period of time where medicine, philosophy, geography and mathematics evolved, during 800- 1258 AD. MEDICINE: To start off with this topic, the

Peter Sueref

petesueref

Has this year not been the perfect example that almost all prediction is bullshit? A quick list of the weirdness that has been 2020 so far. (I appreciate some of

Laurie Rubel

Laurie_Rubel

um, y'all must know that the idea that math is objective or neutral IS A MYTH #takebackmath read about "mathwashing" herehttps://www.mathwashing.com/ or read Cathy O'Neill's work @mathbabedotorg on "Weapons

Holly, employed maths elf!

hollymathnerd

MY EXPERIENCE PROVES AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IS A DISASTER: A THREAD. I am being hired at a great job using my bachelor's in mathematics. When I applied to the local state

Dr. Izabella Laba

ilaba

Re that article on reopening universities in the fall: let's just talk about the basic mathematics of physical distancing while students are entering and leaving a classroom. At UBC, there

HMK alias MANOJ

scorpiomanojFRM

#Indiavix Mathematical Calculation of Indiavix explained in a more simpler manner:1) Understanding Option pricing :a) Option premium is a function of Underlying price, Time to expiry, int rates, Strike price

Aaron Hanlon

AaronRHanlon

1) I will try to make something constructive out of this dispute. The moral of the story is: sectarian approaches to discipline are mostly destructive and obsolete. ...https://twitter.com/AaronRHanlon/status/1316711627018862593 2) Theater

Lee Melvin Peralta

melvinmperalta

3) 2+2=5 highlights that math has a cultural aspect in choosing definitions/conventions, selecting and bundling ideas, communicating them, etc. https://www.mathvalues.org/masterblog/of-course-2-2-4-is-cultural-that-doesnt-mean-the-sum-could

Andrej Bauer

andrejbauer

Why do we define logical implication p ⇒ q the way we do? Is it an arbitrary convention, just a shorthand for ¬p ∨ q, or a fundamental concept of

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InfoVedic

In Sanatana Dharma, number 108 has held great importance. According to Puranas, Lord Shiva has 108 mukhya shivaganas; Lord Vishnu has 108 Divya Desams; 108 gods and demons took part

flaki

slsoftworks

Up until uni I really loved math for its own sake. By my university years* that was gone I heavily criticized ever since how most higher math education I encountered

Kodandapani’s Squirrel

wtfex

Staring reality lessons this week. #pragmatism lessons for 10 yr olds“Our taxes go to government and government gives most of that money to cronies”“Who are cronies?”“Good. We should start there!”

eRIPsa

eripsa

Actually somewhat surprised that the correct answer doesn't show up in this thread among all the joke and wrong answers. Metaphysics is structure. That's all. It's not that complicated.https://twitter.com/lastpositivist/status/12456261816

Henry P. Towsner

htowsner

The discussion I’ve seen about the objectivity of 2+2=4 misses what I think is the most interesting part. What interests me is that there are many ways we could interpret

Emin

AReminder0

So yes, it's true Imam Al-Ghazali was incorrect in describing women. But "Many other classical Muslim scholars"? I doubt that.1. Imam Malik r.a praised his daughter's intelligence OVER his son's

sandygrains

sandygrains

People are extrapolating data and making graphs left, right, and center about how this disease should or should not spread, how we are or are not testing enough, whether the