Comments for abstract nonesnse http://abstractnonesnse.wordpress.com trying to make esnse out of all the nonesnse Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:46:07 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on NOT Teaching Multivariable Calculus with MatLab by Alasdair McAndrew http://abstractnonesnse.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/not-teaching-multivariable-calculus-with-matlab/#comment-157 Alasdair McAndrew Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:46:07 +0000 http://abstractnonesnse.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-157 Sage is truly magnificent - I've discussed it on my own blog. However, in my teaching I tend to use Maxima because it's better supported under Windows - and so the students can use it at home. Good luck with your use of Sage in your teaching - I hope you'll publish or blog some of your experiences with it! Sage is truly magnificent – I’ve discussed it on my own blog. However, in my teaching I tend to use Maxima because it’s better supported under Windows – and so the students can use it at home. Good luck with your use of Sage in your teaching – I hope you’ll publish or blog some of your experiences with it!

]]> Comment on Teaching Multivariabe Calculus with MatLab by NOT Teaching Multivariable Calculus with MatLab « abstract nonesnse http://abstractnonesnse.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/teaching-multivariabe-calculus-with-matlab/#comment-142 NOT Teaching Multivariable Calculus with MatLab « abstract nonesnse Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:10:12 +0000 http://abstractnonesnse.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-142 [...] Teaching Multivariable Calculus with MatLab In my last post I talked about using MatLab to help with teaching multivariable calculus at Reykjavik University. [...] [...] Teaching Multivariable Calculus with MatLab In my last post I talked about using MatLab to help with teaching multivariable calculus at Reykjavik University. [...]

]]> Comment on Teaching Multivariabe Calculus with MatLab by History of Mathematics Blog » Blog Archive » Teaching Multivariabe Calculus with MatLab http://abstractnonesnse.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/teaching-multivariabe-calculus-with-matlab/#comment-137 History of Mathematics Blog » Blog Archive » Teaching Multivariabe Calculus with MatLab Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:56:21 +0000 http://abstractnonesnse.wordpress.com/?p=20#comment-137 [...] Robin Varghese: [...] [...] Robin Varghese: [...]

]]> Comment on The Klein Four by Ben Webster http://abstractnonesnse.wordpress.com/2007/07/29/the-klein-four/#comment-36 Ben Webster Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:17:29 +0000 http://abstractnonesnse.wordpress.com/2007/07/29/the-klein-four/#comment-36 I'll just note, I did an REU with one of those guys (the second from the right) 6 years ago. The math world is way too small. I’ll just note, I did an REU with one of those guys (the second from the right) 6 years ago. The math world is way too small.

]]> Comment on So what is it good for? by katestange http://abstractnonesnse.wordpress.com/2007/08/11/so-what-is-it-good-for/#comment-15 katestange Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:28:37 +0000 http://abstractnonesnse.wordpress.com/2007/08/11/so-what-is-it-good-for/#comment-15 Thanks for the video! I posted the link on my blog, as I was quite taken with it. As for LaTeX, I use TeXnicCenter (which I can never spell correctly, for a wide variety of reasons) with MikTex, and I find it a quite serviceable setup for Windows. Thanks for the video! I posted the link on my blog, as I was quite taken with it.

As for LaTeX, I use TeXnicCenter (which I can never spell correctly, for a wide variety of reasons) with MikTex, and I find it a quite serviceable setup for Windows.

]]> Comment on So what is it good for? by The Importance of Mathematics « Trans-Siberian http://abstractnonesnse.wordpress.com/2007/08/11/so-what-is-it-good-for/#comment-14 The Importance of Mathematics « Trans-Siberian Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:25:22 +0000 http://abstractnonesnse.wordpress.com/2007/08/11/so-what-is-it-good-for/#comment-14 [...] a much more eloquent explanation of why mathematics is a useful subject than my own post “So what is it good for?” and answers the question with some real examples of the process I was referring to. [...] [...] a much more eloquent explanation of why mathematics is a useful subject than my own post “So what is it good for?” and answers the question with some real examples of the process I was referring to. [...]

]]> Comment on So what is it good for? by ulfarsson http://abstractnonesnse.wordpress.com/2007/08/11/so-what-is-it-good-for/#comment-13 ulfarsson Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:14:00 +0000 http://abstractnonesnse.wordpress.com/2007/08/11/so-what-is-it-good-for/#comment-13 I use TeXShop. Have used that ever since it came out and it is actively developed and always improving. I use TeXShop. Have used that ever since it came out and it is actively developed and always improving.

]]> Comment on So what is it good for? by Grétar Amazeen http://abstractnonesnse.wordpress.com/2007/08/11/so-what-is-it-good-for/#comment-12 Grétar Amazeen Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:52:13 +0000 http://abstractnonesnse.wordpress.com/2007/08/11/so-what-is-it-good-for/#comment-12 You should watch this video http://youtube.com/watch?v=BsIJN4YMZZo On a completely different note, what applications do you use to typeset LaTex? You should watch this video

http://youtube.com/watch?v=BsIJN4YMZZo

On a completely different note, what applications do you use to typeset LaTex?

]]> Comment on Arguing with Other Mathematicians by Carnival of Mathematics XIV « Vlorbik on Math Ed http://abstractnonesnse.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/arguing-with-other-mathematicians/#comment-11 Carnival of Mathematics XIV « Vlorbik on Math Ed Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:32:43 +0000 http://abstractnonesnse.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/arguing-with-other-mathematicians/#comment-11 [...] a discussion of publishing ethics in light of the recent mass defection of the editors of K-Theory. Arguing with other mathematicians is a discussion about dealing with cranks, made hard to read by WordPress’s patented [...] [...] a discussion of publishing ethics in light of the recent mass defection of the editors of K-Theory. Arguing with other mathematicians is a discussion about dealing with cranks, made hard to read by WordPress’s patented [...]

]]> Comment on Arguing with Other Mathematicians by ulfarsson http://abstractnonesnse.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/arguing-with-other-mathematicians/#comment-10 ulfarsson Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:45:57 +0000 http://abstractnonesnse.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/arguing-with-other-mathematicians/#comment-10 Dear P.L Clark, thank you very much for your very informative and detailed comment. First of all the paper you found on the arXiv is the right one and you are exactly right about my first email to the authors, trying to explain about the infumum not being attained. I think I must (like you advice) give in and agree to disagree with the authors - after 9 emails they still have rock solid belief in their infimum argument! Dear P.L Clark, thank you very much for your very informative and detailed comment. First of all the paper you found on the arXiv is the right one and you are exactly right about my first email to the authors, trying to explain about the infumum not being attained. I think I must (like you advice) give in and agree to disagree with the authors – after 9 emails they still have rock solid belief in their infimum argument!

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