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MATH IS HARD

Started by Jasper, April 22, 2008, 03:50:26 AM

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BootyBay

*loads song "Suicide is Painless*  Ahhhh.... much better...
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Triple Zero

Quote from: rong on June 07, 2008, 10:14:30 AM
topology not my thing . . .


but . . .



why did the mathemetician name his dog Cauchy?

cuz it left a residue at every pole!

:rimshot: / groan
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e-prime disclaimer: let it seem fairly unclear I understand the apparent subjectivity of the above statements. maybe.

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BootyBay

Quote from: BootyBay on June 07, 2008, 09:55:19 AM
More nerd points for anyone who can solve this (it's not a hw problem of mine; I'm far too advanced *gazes at self in mirror*)
For a topological space X,
X is Hausdorff iff the diagonal (the set {(x,x) | x in X}) is closed in (X, X)


Hint: look it up on google.
Hint for those inclined to do work and not be compensated: Limit points! (I seem to like limit points)
There are two kinds of people in this world.. Winners and losers.. I think we know which kind you are.