User talk:CompositeFan

Let me extend the standard welcome.

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Also, I like your username. Perhaps I should visit Planetmath. PrimeFan 22:04, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

65535[edit]

Hi, Comp, nice to meet another mathie! I mildly disagree with you on your recent edit, removing the 1+2+4+8...=65535 stuff. It may be obvious to many of us, but is it really "painfully obvious" as you say? To a bright 7 year old it might not be obvious, or only obvious after being pointed out to him or her(John von Neumann's meaning of obvious). It might be in fact "delightfully obvious" to the 7 year old and she might walk around the rest of the day addig powers of 2 in her head. In any case after teaching "Math 1" in college I learned how little of arithmetic is obvious to intelligent nonmathies.Regards,Rich 23:03, 30 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe not painfully obvious, but quite obvious. This is something that is true of all Mersenne numbers, no? Then the article on Mersenne numbers should state this (and I believe it does). While it's true that the article on 65535 is not even close to overflowing with info, to state things that derive plainly from others could look like padding. CompositeFan 21:09, 13 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I see your point about padding, but obvious statements aren't necessarily padding. For example, I'll bet the usa article (havent checked)begins like "The United States is a country in North America." In particular, the 1+2+4+..=65535 is not padding if it is true that it is valuable to many readers, even if is easy for many people to derive it from other statements. Regards,Rich 06:51, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Planetmath[edit]

In one of your comments, you indicate you work on planetmath. I'd like to draw your attention to WP:PMEX, the wikipedia-planetmath exchange, where we are trying to harmonize the two sources. linas 04:49, 15 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much for bringing that to my attention. Looks like that link has the guidance I've been looking for in regards to the exchange. CompositeFan 23:41, 18 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

280 (number)[edit]

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abelian group vs. Eisenstein integers[edit]

Hi, CompositeFan.

I noticed your question on Oleg's talk page. This question was discussed ad nauseum on the math talk page a few months ago. You may want to read that discussion in the archives. DavidCBryant 11:08, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I will. CompositeFan 16:31, 10 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Re:37 & 47[edit]

74 is the "reverse" (or whatever) of 47. There are plenty of 47s in VOY (as could previously be found on Memory Alpha, here). The significance of 47 in Trek is purely because TNG/VOY writer Joe Menosky was a member of the "47 Society" at Pormona College.

I've heard nothing about 37. It's likely a coincidence. I remember reading that 37 (and 17) are two of the most often used "awkward numbers," used when people are looking for a random, uneven number somewhere.--Tim Thomason 03:51, 3 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Acknowledge The Simpsons[edit]

The book by Gerald Rising you cite at PlanetMath says two of the Fermat examples come from episodes of The Simpsons. In fact, the very first one, is from "Treehouse of Horror VI," which aired after Anthony Wiles announced he had proven Fermat's theorem. I'll let you know when I identify the other episode. Cromulent Kwyjibo (talk) 14:21, 30 May 2008 (UTC) P.S. You might want to update your user page, even if your week abroad has turned into years.[reply]

I will. Thanks. CompositeFan (talk) 15:46, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Egyptian math[edit]

I wonder what your point is? Your remark sent to my talk page today may require a specific Egyptian fraction issue. Of course, hundreds of well meaning scholars have written on and about Egyptian fractions. My point is that few have gotten passed the 1920's additive stage. The RMP includes a modern definition a division, written in terms of red auxiliary numbers How far has your research taken your views? Do you refute George G. Joseph's 1991 information? Best Regards, ~Milo Gardner

My point was that you're not the only one writing about the RMP, and thus for that reason it is ridiculous to revert your edits on the assumption that you're only posting your own original research on the topic.

I've read very little on this topic besides what you've written to me directly, so I'm not at all qualified to confirm or refute George Joseph. CompositeFan (talk) 21:07, 2 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As you may have read, I draw heavily on contrasting my analysis and conclusions, with a wide array of 'historians'. That is: Are we sure Milo is the only one who has written anything relevant to Rhind Mathematical Papyrus#Influence of the RMP? CompositeFan (talk) 16:08, 29 October 2008 (UTC), may be soon with drawn, or limited to Planetmath discussions.

On PM I am one of the few that seriously discuss the history of mathematics before the Greeks. Welcome to our little group. I'd be happy to share economic papers, based on theoretical commodity units, as well as number theory and weights and measures paper -

Best Regards, milogardner 11/4/08

Sockpuppetry[edit]

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Blocked[edit]

After investigating a report at Wikipedia:Requests_for_checkuser/Case/PrimeFan, I have come to the conclusion that this account, along with a large number of other accounts, are all being operated by the same person as abusive sockpuppets. Operating multiple accounts is not permitted when they are used to edit the same articles and debates. However, due to the nature of the IP addresses involved, it is possible that some of these users have coincidentally shared a computer or IP address. If this is the case, you may request to be unblocked by emailing the blocking admin or the unblock mailing list with your official University email address. This is to prevent one person from spoofing the admins with multiple free throwaway email accounts such as gmail or yahoomail. (Your email address will not be stored or used other than for verification.) If this is a misunderstanding I apologize in advance, and your account will be unblocked as soon as you provide proof that you are a separate individual. Be advised two checkusers examined this case and agreed on the results. — Rlevse • Talk • 02:54, 4 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]