Mathematics Twitt𝗲r

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Mathematics Twitt𝗲r

@math_twitr

Mapping mathematicians on Twitter. Beta. @colejhudson

Katılım Ekim 2017

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Mathematics Twitt𝗲r@math_twitr·20 Tem

Without something like libgen.io, I would've never been able to read most of the textbooks I have.

Kirsty Sedgman@KirstySedgman

You know what? I’m so sick of diligently filling out academic publishers’ proposal forms where they ask you to explain how your book will appeal to a wider readership, when you KNOW they’re just going to stick an £80 price tag on it & price out anyone who’s not a uni library.

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Dr. Anna Haensch@extremefriday·6 Haz

It’s sentences like this that make people throw their math textbooks out the window.

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James Propp@JimPropp·5 Haz

If there were a “My Favorite Axiom” podcast a la Kevin Knudson and Evelyn Lamb’s “My Favorite Theorem”, my choice would be mathematical induction, and the food I’d pair it with would be the potato chip. (Bet you can’t eat just 1, or 2, or 3, or ...) twitter.com/myfavethm/stat…

My Favorite Theorem@myfavethm

iTunes: apple.co/2vJSU7S GooglePlay: bit.ly/2vMsLW7 notes: bit.ly/2w3UT6o transcripts: bit.ly/2vbgFbO

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Nalini Joshi@monsoon0·6 Haz

@DrEugeniaCheng In my experience, being incomprehensible is used not only to *feel* clever, but to propagate the myth that your work must be deeply clever, and to act as a gatekeeper against others getting quick results from your insights ...

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Dr Eugenia Cheng --no advice please--@DrEugeniaCheng·5 Haz

I disagree. I think this is a myth perpetuated so that people who are incomprehensible can feel clever. It happens with math talks and papers too. twitter.com/EulerIsAPimp/s…

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Mathematics Twitt𝗲r@math_twitr·26 Nis

@divbyzero Oops this one I mean twitter.com/benorlin/statu…

Ben Orlin@benorlin

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Mathematics Twitt𝗲r@math_twitr·26 Nis

@divbyzero It's really interesting. I use this account to follow mathematicians, mostly professors, and this tweet was liked a whole bunch but hardly retweeted twitter.com/ProfNoodlearms…

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Dave Richeson@divbyzero·26 Nis

I wonder if anyone has ever looked at the retweet-to-like ratio. For the types of tweets that are likely to be retweeted, it seems that the ratio is approximately 1:2 or 1:2.25. Here are some recent ones of mine.

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Mathematics Twitt𝗲r@math_twitr·16 Nis

@BenHambrecht Well first the book 'Proof and Refutations' I think does a good job of motivating this. For brevity, have you heard of the principle of exploision? There's a really fun example of of this where Bertrand Russel proves he's the pope: ceadserv1.nku.edu/longa/classes/…

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Ben Hambrecht@BenHambrecht·16 Nis

No concrete context here, I was just musing in general how the concept of mathematical proof can be taught and motivated. The question is not meant as a disdain for rigor in math class, but as a mental exercise. What would you tell a student who challenges you with it?

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Ben Hambrecht@BenHambrecht·16 Nis

Math teachers: What value is there in trying to prove something that seems obvious? I’m looking for truly honest answers. #iteachmath #mtbos #eli5

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Mathematics Twitt𝗲r@math_twitr·16 Nis

@Hephsiba2 @algebrasnotwar Ill have to read those myself! I'm not familiar with the benefits of learning in different languages. Is it a information theoretic thing? A la how children who speak Mandarin can recall facts about arithmetic faster than those who spend English? (Source: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…)

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Robert Vandermolen@algebrasnotwar·16 Nis

I’m teaching undergrad Abstract Algebra this summer!!! What’s your favorite text book and why!!

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Dr Eugenia Cheng --no advice please--@DrEugeniaCheng·7 Nis

I can't remember *any* proof of Pythagoras. People go on about how beautiful and memorable it is... twitter.com/JoeHeavner/sta…

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Dan Anderson@dandersod·8 Mar

Final result: #plottertwitter

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Dr Eugenia Cheng --no advice please--@DrEugeniaCheng·8 Mar

I dare you to stop using the word "talented". The idea of "talent" perpetuates the myth that there is something you have to be born with in order to be good at something.

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Dr Eugenia Cheng --no advice please--@DrEugeniaCheng·8 Mar

I think it would be easier to stop using the word rather than change people's understanding of it. Many definitions of talent involve something "natural" not something developed. I think most people would think it odd to say "I became more talented by working hard". twitter.com/morpheu5/statu…

Andrea Franceschini@morpheu5

@DrEugeniaCheng I would rather we explain that talent is something you can acquire and develop with dedication, perseverance, and managed expectations. The word itself is not wrong, it has an inherent positive value, but the widespread misunderstanding could be redressed. @MobilePedagogy

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Ole Peters@ole_b_peters·21 Şub

Let me put it this way: a false proposition implies any proposition. For example that Bertrand Russel is the Pope. bit.ly/2EGreca Formal economics starts from a false proposition. Logically, that's the end of the road, game over. We have to start again from scratch.

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Evelyn Lamb@evelynjlamb·28 Şub

I'm writing about matrices & it strikes me that the literal definition of a matrix is very not representative of its utility in math. "A matrix is an array of numbers..." "Serena Williams is a member of the phylum chordata." Not incorrect but somehow spectacularly not the point.

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Dr Viviane Pons@PyViv·26 Şub

THIS is here, I have been working on THIS on and off since the end of my postdoc 4 years ago! Glad I could finally get this done... arxiv.org/abs/1802.08335

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