tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17504635.post112916650648230246..comments2023-11-03T03:25:58.422-04:00Comments on MathCog Idiocy: Mathematics and ArithmeticAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350832388608921347noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17504635.post-42461315909323300622009-08-19T16:01:54.454-04:002009-08-19T16:01:54.454-04:00This really helped!!! All other sites were really ...This really helped!!! All other sites were really confusing. Thanks 4 your help!!!Math Studentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17504635.post-1129479759290528532005-10-16T12:22:00.000-04:002005-10-16T12:22:00.000-04:00Harvey - imaginary numbers grew out of the need to...Harvey - imaginary numbers grew out of the need to define the square root of -1. They're a constuct of mathematics but are used in the everyday calculations of engineers and scientists. So, I'd call them a sort of hybrid of arithmetic and mathematics. (Now there's a political non-answer for you.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14350832388608921347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17504635.post-1129413433807165492005-10-15T17:57:00.000-04:002005-10-15T17:57:00.000-04:00So... are imaginary numbers arithmetic or mathemat...So... are imaginary numbers arithmetic or mathematics?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17504635.post-1129243036196776642005-10-13T18:37:00.000-04:002005-10-13T18:37:00.000-04:00Well - arithmetic is pretty much just addition, su...Well - arithmetic is pretty much just addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Your basic calculating functions. <BR/><BR/>Mathematics looks at things in more depth, tries to descibe "reality" through equations, and requires rigorous proof. Mathematics is more a set of logical arguments rather than a set of computations. <BR/><BR/>If you're feeling masochistic, check out the Clay Mathematics Institute's site (http://www.claymath.org/) and see some of the things that mathematicians do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14350832388608921347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17504635.post-1129215824717135542005-10-13T11:03:00.000-04:002005-10-13T11:03:00.000-04:00Now to get to the "unwanted" part of my being the ...Now to get to the "unwanted" part of my being the unwanted stump. <BR/><BR/>By the definitions you listed Arithmetic is mathematics, However mathematics is not necessarily arithmetic... so now we are into philosphy. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I think I'm more confused then before.j/k :)Contagionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18247082489343057341noreply@blogger.com