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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Mathematics starts with observation

No matter the complexity or size of the mathematical model or the power of the computers it runs on: if the model has been built from an ill-perceived problem, the results are worthless. Garbage in = garbage out. Have you ever said to yourself after you ( finally ) solved that difficult pure mathematics problem : "If I only looked at the problem in that way from the start I would have solved it immediately." Note the "looked at ... in that way". Even the purest of mathematics must be perceived by the 'mind's eye'.

How ( well ) do you perceive? The picture below is NOT a trick picture, nor has it been 'Photoshopped' in any way. What do you see? Look. Just look.

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