Comments on: Welcome MAA readers http://bit-player.org/2007/welcome-maa-readers An amateur's outlook on computation and mathematics. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:08:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Welcome MAA readers by: Barry Cipra http://bit-player.org/2007/welcome-maa-readers#comment-1470 Fri, 11 May 2007 17:14:22 +0000 http://bit-player.org/2007/welcome-maa-readers#comment-1470 The spam filter gauged my level well too. It gave me 1,3,5,7,9,11,...? I hope I gave the right answer! The spam filter gauged my level well too. It gave me 1,3,5,7,9,11,…? I hope I gave the right answer!

]]> Comment on Welcome MAA readers by: brian http://bit-player.org/2007/welcome-maa-readers#comment-1469 Fri, 11 May 2007 14:15:34 +0000 http://bit-player.org/2007/welcome-maa-readers#comment-1469 Mike, The system is actually designed to gauge the sophistication of the aspiring commenter, and it presents a challenge appropriate to his or her abilities. You, of course, were recognized as top-caliber and given one of the toughest challenges available. Congratulations! Mike,

The system is actually designed to gauge the sophistication of the aspiring commenter, and it presents a challenge appropriate to his or her abilities. You, of course, were recognized as top-caliber and given one of the toughest challenges available. Congratulations!

]]> Comment on Welcome MAA readers by: Mike Breen http://bit-player.org/2007/welcome-maa-readers#comment-1468 Fri, 11 May 2007 13:39:52 +0000 http://bit-player.org/2007/welcome-maa-readers#comment-1468 Prince Brian, You must have a very sophisticated readership (except for Barry, of course) to be able to guess the next term in a sequence derived by subtracting adjacent perfect squares. Prince Brian,

You must have a very sophisticated readership (except for Barry, of course) to be able to guess the next term in a sequence derived by subtracting adjacent perfect squares.

]]> Comment on Welcome MAA readers by: brian http://bit-player.org/2007/welcome-maa-readers#comment-1457 Tue, 01 May 2007 23:05:16 +0000 http://bit-player.org/2007/welcome-maa-readers#comment-1457 Oh, you're breaking my heart. But, try as I might, I just can't see myself as Prince Charming. Oh, you’re breaking my heart. But, try as I might, I just can’t see myself as Prince Charming.

]]> Comment on Welcome MAA readers by: Barry Cipra http://bit-player.org/2007/welcome-maa-readers#comment-1456 Tue, 01 May 2007 22:30:19 +0000 http://bit-player.org/2007/welcome-maa-readers#comment-1456 "Just so I can’t be accused of favoritism..." SIAM, the Cinderella of math societies, picks through the ashes while her stepsisters attend the ball.... “Just so I can’t be accused of favoritism…”

SIAM, the Cinderella of math societies, picks through the ashes while her stepsisters attend the ball….

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