11_Rationalizing and Fraction Bar_Nelms
... When the denominator of a fraction is expressed as a radical, that is not a perfect root. Perfect roots are number that are the product of a whole number squared. The goal is to make a fraction that is equal to the first one. Why do we do this? Theory: The reason that people are asked to rationalize ...
... When the denominator of a fraction is expressed as a radical, that is not a perfect root. Perfect roots are number that are the product of a whole number squared. The goal is to make a fraction that is equal to the first one. Why do we do this? Theory: The reason that people are asked to rationalize ...
Is there beauty in mathematical theories?
... 1. Mathematics and beauty. I was pleased to receive an invitation to speak at a gathering largely of philosophers and accepted with alacrity but once having accepted, once having seen the program, I was beset by doubts. As I proceeded, it became ever clearer that the doubts were entirely appropriat ...
... 1. Mathematics and beauty. I was pleased to receive an invitation to speak at a gathering largely of philosophers and accepted with alacrity but once having accepted, once having seen the program, I was beset by doubts. As I proceeded, it became ever clearer that the doubts were entirely appropriat ...
