tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068619684895530539.post614598725139260970..comments2023-06-15T04:04:25.958-07:00Comments on Stuck in the Middle with You: The Abstract Power of MathematicsKennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03199895911184527653noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068619684895530539.post-80761450557379891422011-11-03T10:45:17.693-07:002011-11-03T10:45:17.693-07:00Thank you, sometimes I think that I enjoy talking ...Thank you, sometimes I think that I enjoy talking about mathematical concepts much more than I actually enjoy talking about mathematics ;) I've always found that, unless I already know what the formula is representing, reading a formula is much less enlightening than hearing the concept described, so I try to take that into account when I write mathematics for non-mathematicians.<br /><br />However, I cannot take credit for the harmonic series explanation. That idea I stole from one basic calculus textbook or another.Kennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03199895911184527653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068619684895530539.post-62767411269565110372011-10-25T11:18:02.354-07:002011-10-25T11:18:02.354-07:00I wanted to congratulate you on writing out a nice...I wanted to congratulate you on writing out a nice math post on conditional probability, which is a notoriously tricky concept, without writing out formulas. Your explanation of why the harmonic series diverges is exquisite.Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11749503051240337012noreply@blogger.com