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@SmartmanApps@dotnet.social
2026-06-01 09:38:33

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#MathsMonday #Math
I've seen 2 people in #Mathematics claim recently that we can't prove that a b=b a - the Commutative Property - and that we just accept it as true. Nope, not only…

Picture depicting the Commutative Property for Addition and Multiplication
@SmartmanApps@dotnet.social
2026-07-23 09:59:18

I was just reminded of a funny moment in my Year 7 #Mathematics class yesterday. We were covering ratioes, and I didn't hear it, but apparently one of the kids asked what "ratioed" meant. I heard some of the banter, so I explained, complete with board illustrations, what ratioed meant, upon which one of the kids said "OMG!

@tomkalei@machteburch.social
2026-08-01 09:37:31

Here is another scenario how research #mathematics as we know it will die (or is dead already?): Balkanization!
Without speculating about the future, current agentic AI systems can produce very impressive research math, certainly on PhD level, sometimes on Fields medal level. It needs to be post processed, etc. but I think it is an established fact.
#llm #math #ai 🧵

@SmartmanApps@dotnet.social
2026-05-18 07:47:16

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#MathsMonday
This week I will debunk several false claims made about brackets in #Mathematics on socials - there are several! Actually it's easy to just check for yourself, at

Screenshot from Cajori showing early Egyptian arithmetic, and that + and - came into use in Germany at the end of the 15th Century
@tomkalei@machteburch.social
2026-07-24 19:00:31

RE: #Mathematics, what for?

@SmartmanApps@dotnet.social
2026-06-15 07:14:57

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#MathsMonday #Mathematics #Math
This week a note about the rules of #Maths, but first, the pict…

A "Mule Xing" sign in a rural area
@tomkalei@machteburch.social
2026-07-10 06:16:22

At the faculty of #mathematics at #OvGU we are seeking to fill two professorship in the broadly defined area of statistics:
W2 Applied Stats and Data Science: #jobs #mathjobs