hello world

Dross · 2006-09-06 22:32:38

Hello there!

I found this place recently... looks really nice, I'm surprised I never found it before! I'm sure I'll enjoy it here

Edit: (thought I'd add a bit more than just "Hi there!")

I'm from Durham in the UK. I have to say, I'm impressed that this forum can use LaTeX inputs (and also that I can remember how to use LaTeX:P), otherwise things could get very messy! Am looking forward to helping a few people out and keeping up my math skills at various levels, I would hate to have them just fade away on me.

There's no particular area of maths that I would say I "specialise" in, or am more interested in than any other, though I can definitely appreciate the beauty of calculus for itself.

Last edited by Dross (2006-09-07 00:16:32)

MathsIsFun · 2006-09-07 00:41:09

Hi there Dross, glad to have you on board.

(Isn't dross the stuff that floats on molten metal?)

Dross · 2006-09-07 03:56:19

It is indeed - it is also a generic term for superfluous things ("Etiquete? It's, you know, how you fold your cutlery at bed-time and all that dross"), not to mention a most excellent song by the Smashing Pumpkins.

Devantè · 2006-09-07 05:15:00

Welcome to the forum, Dross! I mean, the user.

Be sure to join in to some of the discussions here. Every member here is another important person and source of knowledge.

krassi_holmz · 2006-09-07 06:22:24

Hi.
I fully agree with Devy. (tell me if you don't like Devy)-
Every member is important. More members-bigger importance.

krassi_holmz · 2006-09-07 06:29:06

Dross wrote:

"Mathematics is the queen of the sciences" = C F Gauss

Why "="?

Devantè · 2006-09-07 06:43:17

I think the full quote was "Mathematics is the Queen of the sciences, and arithmetic the Queen of mathematics".

I think = was mistaken for '-'.

Dross · 2006-09-07 08:43:02

Indeed it was a typo - silly me

I always thought it was "..., and number theory is the queen of mathematics"? But I don't really agree with that last bit, so I just use selective quoting

All_Is_Number · 2006-09-15 10:18:53

Dross wrote:

Hello there!
I found this place recently... looks really nice, I'm surprised I never found it before! I'm sure I'll enjoy it here
Edit: (thought I'd add a bit more than just "Hi there!")
I'm from Durham in the UK. I have to say, I'm impressed that this forum can use LaTeX inputs (and also that I can remember how to use LaTeX:P), otherwise things could get very messy! Am looking forward to helping a few people out and keeping up my math skills at various levels, I would hate to have them just fade away on me.
There's no particular area of maths that I would say I "specialise" in, or am more interested in than any other, though I can definitely appreciate the beauty of calculus for itself.

Is that DB Cooper in your avatar? Are you DB Cooper?

MathsIsFun · 2006-09-15 10:43:15

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.B._Cooper

Devantè · 2006-09-15 21:38:54

http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/scams/DB_Cooper/index.html

soha · 2006-12-26 22:34:13

Welcome Dross

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hello world

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