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Math Nerds...
« on: June 24, 2011, 06:09:09 pm »
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As one who is mathematically inclined, I cannot help but notice all of the math-related handles both here and on isotropic. Who else is out there?
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Re: Math Nerds...
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2011, 06:20:46 pm »
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Re: Math Nerds...
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2011, 06:29:04 pm »
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Depends on how you define "math nerd."  Does "chemistry/physics teacher" count?
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Re: Math Nerds...
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2011, 06:30:52 pm »
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If your really into it, then probably.
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Re: Math Nerds...
« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2011, 06:56:40 pm »
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I did a math minor during my undergrad.  But as I read more about machine learning and statistics, I am beginning to think I am really a statistician who happens to have nice employment as a software engineer.
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Re: Math Nerds...
« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2011, 07:23:17 pm »
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I was big into competitive math in high school--ARML, AHSME, captained our state-winning HS math team senior year (GO MUSTANGS)--then went into engineering in college. Which I guess has math in it? but I never even took the Putnam, shame on me.

Sometimes when I'm bored I do combinatorics on dominionstrategy.com ;)
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Re: Math Nerds...
« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2011, 10:54:57 pm »
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I was a Mathematical Statistics major who recently passed Actuarial Exam P.  I love solving probability problems, and often solve certain things involving Dominion, but have not posted any on this forum because I don't think they're that useful or interesting to anyone but me  :P.  I'm considering grad school.  In addition to probability theory, I'm a big fan of classical and functional analysis, though I don't use it quite as much. 

If anyone would like to collaborate on any probability articles, be sure to PM me.   ;D
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Re: Math Nerds...
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2011, 02:11:44 pm »
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I'm in college, majoring in theoretical math right now. Silly engineers and statisticians... :P
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Re: Math Nerds...
« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2011, 02:33:13 pm »
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Yes I was a mathematician. I can't remember any of those theorems and proofs nowadays though. Sometimes counting to 8 can be a problem.
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Re: Math Nerds...
« Reply #9 on: June 26, 2011, 03:42:48 pm »
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I used to give mathematical dance lessons. The square dance, the rhumbus, the cotango... And I know fifty digits of pi, although, not the fifty right after the three.
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Re: Math Nerds...
« Reply #10 on: June 26, 2011, 03:50:41 pm »
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Beat 140 digits of pi :)
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Re: Math Nerds...
« Reply #11 on: June 26, 2011, 04:09:48 pm »
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Re: Math Nerds...
« Reply #12 on: June 26, 2011, 04:15:21 pm »
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Yea, i'll probably never beat that though.
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Re: Math Nerds...
« Reply #13 on: June 26, 2011, 04:25:58 pm »
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I know fifty digits of pi, although, not the fifty right after the three.

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This is absolutely hilarious. (c:

I never really thought about it before, but I guess I also know fifty digits in pi, though they also aren't anywhere near the beginning of the sequence.
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Re: Math Nerds...
« Reply #14 on: June 26, 2011, 11:44:49 pm »
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I'm just finishing my M.Sc. in Mathematics (Probability), so I guess I would qualify. I know all the digits of Pi, just not sure about the order.
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Re: Math Nerds...
« Reply #15 on: June 27, 2011, 12:12:43 am »
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Given the correlation with Math, I wonder how many of us are also music nerds.  I'm all three!
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Re: Math Nerds...
« Reply #16 on: June 27, 2011, 01:14:28 am »
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I used to give mathematical dance lessons. The square dance, the rhumbus, the cotango... And I know fifty digits of pi, although, not the fifty right after the three.


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Re: Math Nerds...
« Reply #17 on: June 27, 2011, 04:01:38 am »
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Given the correlation with Math, I wonder how many of us are also music nerds.  I'm all three!
When I'm not at my computer you'll probably find me in my music room working hard at a guitar solo or plucking away at a sonata of J.S. Bach. I posted some of my doodlings on youtube.
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Re: Math Nerds...
« Reply #18 on: June 27, 2011, 04:28:40 pm »
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I hate to say that I was on track for a double major in Math and Physics before my situation changed and I dropped out.  One of my dreams is to go back to school and finish, as in a weird way, I really miss math.  Currently, I am only able to use math for fun and recently I've been teaching myself about probabilities and statistics as I attempt to get a better handle on this game.

A few weeks ago I spent my entire night trying to figure out how many combinations of 10 I could make from 25.  It took my hours to figure it out, but I had just as much fun doing that than I do playing this game.  ;)
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Re: Math Nerds...
« Reply #19 on: June 27, 2011, 05:35:03 pm »
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I know all the digits in pi, just not the particular order...
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Re: Math Nerds...
« Reply #20 on: June 27, 2011, 07:03:09 pm »
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I have a maths degree.

And as an IM with Grade 8 trumpet and Grade 7 piano, I have the holy trifecta: maths nerd, music nerd and board games nerd!
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Re: Math Nerds...
« Reply #21 on: July 02, 2011, 04:12:23 pm »
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I find this to be a particularly helpful pi-memorizing mnemonic.
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Re: Math Nerds...
« Reply #22 on: July 03, 2011, 08:54:03 am »
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I teach 6th and 7th grade mathematics. I am not nearly as good at interesting mathematics as I would like, but I am working on it.

The best pi/music video I have ever seen.
http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6446891/what-pi-sounds-like




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« Reply #23 on: July 03, 2011, 07:38:04 pm »
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Re: Math Nerds...
« Reply #24 on: July 06, 2011, 06:44:58 pm »
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I was big into competitive math in high school--ARML, AHSME, captained our state-winning HS math team senior year (GO MUSTANGS)--then went into engineering in college. Which I guess has math in it? but I never even took the Putnam, shame on me.

Sometimes when I'm bored I do combinatorics on dominionstrategy.com ;)

Wow.  I'm like the Canadian version of you.... eh?  It would be extremely freaky if you were working in a certain semi-conductor company...
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