Mathematics / Science And Math

Panning For Primes With the Sieve of Eratosthenes

They consider me to have sharp and penetrating vision because I see them through the mesh of a sieve. ~Kahlil Gibran I know that last time I promised to talk more about quantum mechanics. Unfortunately, finals hit me with all the force of a great typhoon; I don’t feel like I have the time to write an article on quantum I’d be happy with. So here’s some filler on prime numbers. Our regular programming returns next week. A prime number is a counting number that is greater than one and only divisible by one and itself. For example, 2

Analysis / Mathematics / Science And Math

Taming Infinity: infinite sums, infinite primes and the sizes of infinity

The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. ~Howard Phillips Lovecraft To infinity, and beyond! ~Buzz Lightyear Infinity: The Early Years When I was about ten, I had the following conversation with my friend: Me: I want Pokemon Yellow the most of anyone! My Friend: No, I do! I want it twice as much as you! Me: I want it