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How did Vladimir Arnold explain the difference in approaches between mathematicians and physicists?
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How did Vladimir Arnold explain the difference in approaches between mathematicians and physicists?
@Conifold PS Were you aware of that or did you somehow find it now? If so, how? I searched and searched.
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Some references for Vladimir Arnold's thesis "Mathematics is a part of physics"?
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How did Vladimir Arnold explain the difference in approaches between mathematicians and physicists?
@Conifold Yes, it is! If you post it as an answer, I will accept it.
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How did Vladimir Arnold explain the difference in approaches between mathematicians and physicists?
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Were European algebraists aware of the work of Al-Khwarizmi?
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Were European algebraists aware of the work of Al-Khwarizmi?
Does the fact that it was old imply that it was well known and impactful?
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Were European algebraists aware of the work of Al-Khwarizmi?
@Mauricio I'm trying to understand better his role. I'm specifically interested in the principal of homogeneity, which Viete expresses, Descartes rejects, and, as far as I can tell, was not adopted by Al-Khwarizmi.
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Were European algebraists aware of the work of Al-Khwarizmi?
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Who calculated for the first time the volume (and surface area) of the sphere exactly?
In "$ r:s<A:r^2<p:q$", the first $r$ is a constant integer, whereas the second $r$ means the radius - is that correct?
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When and why was the concept of "having a least upper bound" dubbed "completeness", as in Axiom of Completeness?
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When and why was the concept of "having a least upper bound" dubbed "completeness", as in Axiom of Completeness?
@MichaelE2 Thanks. I found the source and posted it below. Is there really no prior usage?
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When and why was the concept of "having a least upper bound" dubbed "completeness", as in Axiom of Completeness?
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When and why was the concept of "having a least upper bound" dubbed "completeness", as in Axiom of Completeness?
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Which geometer first compared a length (one dimensional) to an area (two dimensional)?
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Who invented the divisibility symbol and why is it backwards?
While in general I like Knuth's insights into notation, I find $m \backslash n$ very confusing.
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Which geometer first compared a length (one dimensional) to an area (two dimensional)?
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