I recently started reading Adrian Greaves' book "Lawrence of Arabia". The second sentence nearly put me off reading the rest of the book... which would have been a shame. It is excellent. (More on that in a moment!) But first... here are the opening words of the preface. Can you spot what I objected to …
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Hate mathematics? It could be worse!
Be thankful. Be very thankful. (Disclaimer: Sorry... I confess. I like mathematics. But I do sympathize with those who don't. Hence this post!) Here's how some trigonometry things were explained in 1753... From Potter's System of Practical Mathematics Rule 1 is simple (really) and useful (really)! (Though I can't tell you why the text says …
The hippo in the room
This is about water. Or rather, our impending lack of it. ("Elephant in room" -> "hippo": another big African mammal, the hippoPOTAMUS, "horse of the river", one that suffers dreadfully at times when water is scarce. (Yes, I forgot to take my pills this morning.)) Two challenges for you... a) How much water do you …
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