I was just discussing my uncle's theory of a possible missing integer in our counting system (as far as what he is researching right now) and he brought up the 2+2=5 when he was proofing using long-division. The conversation started when we were talking about how prime numbers don't jump equilaterally, rather, the pattern seems to change which signifies that both sides of the equal sign are not equivalent which means chaos theory is prevailing.
So, does anyone here know what formula from long-division can proof 2+2=5? I'm interested in this now! :3
I'm testing this system of checks and balances out right now;
bin dec oct hex
0111010100 =468 =724 =1d4
0101000101 =325 =505 =805
0001000001 =065 =101 =041
0100000100 =260 =404 =608
0101000100 =324 =504 =144
I'm not saying I'll find anything, but at least I will have eliminated the possibilities using varying number systems.
I think next I'm going to look at patterns of repetition. :/
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Anonymous2009-12-30 10:38
>>13
System of checks and balances? What the fuck are you talking about? You don't know nearly enough math to get anywhere studying this.
P.S. 1 is not prime
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Anonymous2009-12-30 10:43
>>13
Studying prime numbers, huh? That's a field where someone with no training in advanced mathematics and his kooky uncle are sure to make some real progress. Good luck, here's some light reading to get you started.
Tao is fuckin ridiculous. PhD at 20, full professor at UCLA at 24... won the Field's medal and got a McArthur "genius grant." If you're in school for math check out his blog at http://terrytao.wordpress.com/, especially the career advice section.
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Anonymous2009-12-30 19:57
too bad he chose the worst possible subject to spend his life on: number theory. pretty much anything else, except logic, would have been a better choice of study
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Anonymous2009-12-30 20:21
>>19
Except he doesn't spend his life on number theory. He does work in "harmonic analysis, PDE, geometric combinatorics, arithmetic combinatorics, analytic number theory, compressed sensing, and algebraic combinatorics."
>>22
it's not that it's the worst subject it's just that with tao's mind he could have helped humanity more if he chose a more applied subject
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Anonymous2009-12-31 11:53
>>23
See >>20. Harmonic analysis and PDE are applied subjects. Compressed sensing is extremely applied, and Tao coauthored one of the papers that started that whole field.
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Anonymous2009-12-31 12:01
All I can say to this is lol. This is basically the exact experience that I have had with the post-secondary institutions within the United States. I can honestly say that for the majority that professors and the institution wish to stifle creativity and independent thought. The narrow minded answers they want completely disregard the plethora of other choices that would reveal the correct answer. Whether or not the story is true, this is the attitude of the American educational institute, for those that think outside the box continue to. Revolutionist, non-conventionalist, and the blatant disregard for normalcy are the fundamentals to continuing our species in the area of science.
>>25
>>...normalcy...
I lol'd.
You do know you're on 4chan.org, right?
XD
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Anonymous2010-01-01 16:44
>>28
I can see it! However I don't know how I could type that myself. I've tried a bunch of TeX examples with the [math] tags but it never works! How did you make that, anon?
>>35
I didn't either until recently... I'm a grad student in math and honestly I don't know TeX very well. It's a dying language in my opinion... it's ridiculous in this day and age that people are still using a language that needs to be compiled to write articles. It's like using a typewriter instead of a word processor, and it sucks that people cling to this archaic format instead of working towards making better WYSIWYG tools.
/endrant
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Anonymous2010-01-02 2:32
>>23
just because you can't apply it doesn't mean the rest of the world can't...lol. :3
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Anonymous2010-01-02 6:19
>>23
Many, if not most number theorists take great pride in the fact that the math they do has basically zero real world applications.
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Anonymous2010-01-02 16:15
-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac} \over 2a
hope it worked!
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Anonymous2010-01-02 18:26
>>36
The nice thing about compiled typesetting systems is that you can know exactly what is and what isn't happening, unlike (say) Word in which I never stop wondering just what Word just screwed up for me that I didn't want it to.
That, and source control. Every large project needs source control, not just software development projects.
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Anonymous2010-01-02 18:48
>>40
wordperfect had it right, with the reveal codes option. but then it died
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Anonymous2010-01-09 8:05
If you have two(2) ropes, with two (2) knots on either one. You tie them together and get another knot. This makes five knots from adding two (2) knots and two (2) knots together, without using any rope except for that which you already had. 2 + 2 = 5