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Michael Hudson mwh at python.net
Fri Nov 8 05:56:43 EST 2002


Terry Hancock <hancock at anansispaceworks.com> writes:

> [interesting stuff]

Thanks.
 
> FP > I'm not sure what your background is,
> 
> MH> Algebraic geometry, mainly, plus a little theoretical physics & number
> MH> theory.
> 
> Yep. It's ironic that mathematicians hardly ever "do math" (by which I mean 
> calculations)! 

Hey, I "do calculations"...

> It's scientists that do that  -- mostly applied physics folks: 
> astronomers, chemists, geologists, engineers, and some biologists.
> 
> Mathematical and theoretical physics applications tend to stay very
> conceptual.  They manipulate equations, but they hardly ever have to
> actually plug in numbers and solve them (especially in droves).

... just not usually with numbers :)

Cheers,
M.

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