Math+2

This wiki comment is due by 11:59 pm on Monday, December 13th.

Look at the Einstein quote about Math on this week's agenda...what does it mean? What can you all say about the relationship between Math and Knowledge?

G.Yanez: If Euclid would have stated that the shortest distance between two points was a curved line, he would have been right about reality, but it would not make sense to people, since their perception tells them it is a straight line. But since Euclid said it was a straight line, it made sense to people, but the laws were not right about reality. As long as the laws are made for people to understand, they will not be real. But if they're real, people will not understand them.

M. Gutierrez: I have a question about the linking question on natural sciences. What does the question talking about when it says book of nature? N. Eddy: Mr. Guiterrez, I interpret the term "book of nature" as just a kitschy phrase that means, "how human beings describe nature and the language we use to describe the natural world around us." Hope this helps... M. Gutierrez: Oh okay i get it now thanks Ms. Eddy

G.Yanez: Two mathematicians meet after several years. One says to the other: How have you been? Do you have any children?. The other says:yes, I have 3 children. Then the first mathematician asks: What are their ages?. The other one answers: The product of their ages is 36, and the sum of them is equal to the number of the house that's in front of ours. The other one says: Hold on, i need more information to know their ages. The other one says: yeah, i forgot, the oldest one has green eyes. Now, the question is: what are the ages of the children?

M.Gutierrez: Hmm... this is a tricky question but i am going to have to say that the eldest one is nine and the other two are two year old twins.

G.Yanez: Very well done Mr. Gutierrez, that is the correct answer. Can you explain us how did you come up with that answer?

G.Yanez: Ms.Eddy, when is the blog for english due?

A. Castaneda: In this quote I believe that Einstein refers to the relation of certainty in math. Since math is one of the most logical areas of knowing it has a great impact on the knowledge, hence the reality of math to some extent makes it certain. Does anyone disagree with me? M.Getch: Is logic certain though. Once more is math a real thing, or is it more ephemeral.

M.Getch: I believe Einstein was submitting his idea of the application of mathematics. Perhaps he felt that when tried against reality mathematics was less certain, but when it resided on its own in the exact science it was true because it wasn't tested against reality.

G.Yanez: I agree Getch. Math is perfect, reality is not. Thus the can't perfectly match.

E.Tenort: For all of you that say math is perfect are forgetting Godel's incompleteness theorem.

E.Tenort: http://www.miqel.com/fractals_math_patterns/visual-math-natural-fractals.html This link shows math at it most beautiful and also shows how deeply math plays in to all aspects of nature.

E.Tenort: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-P5RGdjICo&feature=player_embedded#! This goes along with the language linking question of math. Just like language, math is done differently by different cultures.