Comments on: The Math Entertainer No. 1: Quickies http://blog.shirl.com/2008/07/21/the-math-entertainer-no-1-quickies/ bare pate roue Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:04:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Guardian of the Non Sequitur » Math Entertainer Answers No. 1 http://blog.shirl.com/2008/07/21/the-math-entertainer-no-1-quickies/comment-page-1/#comment-577 Guardian of the Non Sequitur » Math Entertainer Answers No. 1 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:16:56 +0000 http://blog.shirl.com/?p=581#comment-577 [...] recently proffered the first quiz from Mr. Heafford’s [...] [...] recently proffered the first quiz from Mr. Heafford’s [...]

]]> By: Corey http://blog.shirl.com/2008/07/21/the-math-entertainer-no-1-quickies/comment-page-1/#comment-517 Corey Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:32:44 +0000 http://blog.shirl.com/?p=581#comment-517 I only recognize a few of them. Jeeze, I'm embarrassed to call myself a math major now. Of course, in mathematics, the numbers don't really mean anything. Even in physics, memorizing strings of numbers of constants or formulas is of limited utility. Here's what I guessed: 1. Yards in a mile 2. Pounds in a ton 5. Root of 3 6. Centimeters in an inch 7. Pi 8. Days in a leap year 14. Root of 2 16. Pythagorean theorem (perfect triangle) 19. Right angle I'm sure many of the others are conversions from one unit of measure to another, but for someone that grew up using only metric, there is only one to remember... 10. I only recognize a few of them. Jeeze, I’m embarrassed to call myself a math major now.

Of course, in mathematics, the numbers don’t really mean anything. Even in physics, memorizing strings of numbers of constants or formulas is of limited utility.

Here’s what I guessed:

1. Yards in a mile
2. Pounds in a ton
5. Root of 3
6. Centimeters in an inch
7. Pi
8. Days in a leap year
14. Root of 2
16. Pythagorean theorem (perfect triangle)
19. Right angle

I’m sure many of the others are conversions from one unit of measure to another, but for someone that grew up using only metric, there is only one to remember… 10.

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