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A Brief History of Infinity – A Paradox

A good little read.  This book taught me a lot of things about set theory and Georg Cantor.  It also taught me about a very interesting paradox within set theory, that was identified by Bertrand Russell. It goes something like this. … Continue reading

15. September 2011 by Kiv
Categories: Math | Tags: , , , | 18 comments

Triangle Paradox

My friend Shi introduced me to this problem.  When the answer dawns on your understanding, you feel ridiculous.  

14. September 2011 by Kiv
Categories: Math | Tags: , , | 1 comment