Re: Paul Lockhart's book reviewed in the L.A. Times!

From: Georgie Hinklemyer <samoolives_at_yahoo.com_at_hypermail.org>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:42:01 -0000

Unless you live in a world very different from the rest of us, you are in constant contact with quadrangles.
Oh. You do. Never mind.
:)
--G.H.

--- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com, "Rin Watt" <katecwatt@...> wrote:
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> I've heard it said that everyone likes either geometry or algebra, but never both.
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> Algebra made decent sense to me, while geometry was maddening.
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> The logic, the flow, and the use of at least some letters made algebra much more approachable. And who cares about quadrangles anyway? What did a quadrangle ever do for you? To heck with 'em, says me.
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> Rin
>
Received on 2009-04-24 18:42:04