Monthly Archives: October 2012

Ten Factorial Seconds?!

Posted on 18 October 2012 by Xander

Here’s an interesting little problem that came across my desk this afternoon: how much time is \(10!\) seconds? Is it a duration that is best measured in seconds? days? centuries? And, perhaps more importantly, what is the best way of … Continue reading →

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GREs

Posted on 15 October 2012 by Xander

I took the GRE subject exam in mathematics Saturday morning. It was a pretty brutal test. The algebra, topology, and analysis all seemed pretty straight-forward, but the linear algebra and calculus computations kicked my ass (much as I expected). Now … Continue reading →

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Newton Fractals

Posted on 2 October 2012 by Xander

The question of solvability is one of the driving questions in mathematics. That is, given an equation, can it be solved? and if so, what are the solutions? There are some equations that are very easily solved. For instance, the … Continue reading →

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