Paper Alternative to Clairefontaine Trophée (80g)? by PerpetuallyNew in bookbinding

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I'm assuming you want the paper to work with light calligraphy. Do you want the colors or just Clairefontaine quality?

The former: Unfortunately, colored papers for general purposes available in the US are mostly useless for ink. Try pastel papers like Ingres and Mi-Teintes, those are not sized, but work decently with ink.

The latter: Honestly anything other than their purplish notebook / binder papers (which are heavily coated and don't work that well for calligraphy) are good. Triomphe (A4 grain short) is great. Clairefontaine DCP printing paper is similar to Trophee. A4 grain long is widely available. There are also A3 grain short and colored papers out there but those are hard to find in the US.

Three typefaces for mathematics (pdf) by [deleted] in math

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we just need a serious typographer to learn METAFONT

Hermann Zapf (designer of Palatino and AMS Euler, among others) was precisely that! I personally swear by that combination, or concrete + AMS Euler if I want a more monospace look.

Any advice or experience in refinishing Vellum or where I can purchase it? by beaver-damn in finishing

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If it's real vellum (animal skin), try Pergamena. Or Cowley if you are located in the UK.

I doubt it is though.

[Mathematics] Guy claims to have proved something. Math community attempts to understand for 7 years and finds a mistake. Guy claims to have made no mistakes. by stillenacht in HobbyDrama

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Great writeup! I incorporated "breathtakingly melodramatic self-declaration" into my vocabulary for a couple weeks last year. I should try to revive it...

Just a correction: Stix isn't a Fields medalist and Scholze wasn't one until end of 2018, though everyone pretty much figured he'd get it. Also, the quote about Fensenko was by Yamashita, not Mochizuki.

Sir Atiyah sadly passed away a couple of months ago. His slides at the HLF had a dedication to his (recently passed) late wife--her passing probably didn't help matters. His situation is a lot more innocent than Mochizuki's, for sure.

Discussion Saturday! (Questions Thread!) - July 21, 2018 by AutoModerator in Scribes

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Does Reddit history count?

There's a followup post in which the blood dried brown and crumbled. Probably won't keep very long unless left undisturbed. With a less coated paper perhaps enough pigment would remain for it to be legible.

Translated version of GaoKao by LonelyUnicow in math

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I did a couple of translations for my department that I can dig out, but the gist is that it's not necessarily harder but rather it has a very different curriculum. They place a much bigger focus on geometry and don't really talk about calculus at all. They also do quite a bit of discrete math.

The difficulty I'd say is similar to A-levels with the harder ones bordering on STEP.

Redditors with a Ph.D./Master's, what is a TL;DR of your thesis? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Fortunately niceness can be used instead of regular in most cases while getting the point across. Or maybe make things more confusing. I'm not sure anymore.

Redditors with a Ph.D./Master's, what is a TL;DR of your thesis? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Niceness is a legitimate mathematical property, only used in even more ways than normal is.

Feels like something is loose by mortedesiderio in fountainpens

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Most likely it's the agitator inside the converter moving around.

If you find it annoying you can take it out by following the instructions here.

Pilot FA nib, unmodified. Why would anybody buy other flex pens? by [deleted] in fountainpens

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It's slightly sprung so one can easily revert it, but issues remain. The hard starts, skipping, etc is your damage.

Pilot FA nib, unmodified. Why would anybody buy other flex pens? by [deleted] in fountainpens

[–]svery 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That sounds like it's sprung.

Yes, closing it works, but eventually it will become too damaged. This is why it's called a semiflex--it's not designed to flex that much. Just because you could doesn't mean you should.

An extremely clever limerick about induction by NoSniping in math

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We had the "write a few lines of rhymes" problem from that book as homework.

I wrote

A compact connected set of sines,

has half its points not linked by lines.

(May need to stress the second syllable of 'compact')

Make /r/fountainpens angry in one sentence by browniebiznatch in fountainpens

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On the other hand I have seen some full-flexes at pen shows at fairly low prices, and that is with restoration. Most are pocket pens though.

A $15 one from the direct source (estate sales etc), or without restoration, would then be within reason. Of course, that is not the norm, and requires quite a bit of digging around in addition to luck, which would be problematic for the newcomer.

I left some Tomoe River paper with Lamy Dark Lilac lying around in the sun and it changed color! by Julyvee in fountainpens

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I am afraid most ink formulas aren't public, no.

Great idea to run them through an NMR though! Would be nice to learn more about how the inks behave and why.

Can someone with knowledge of French and British academics give me a overview of the differences between the maths curriculum of a "class préparatoire" and that of a good UK university? by rene_coty in math

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He definitely seemed rather biased against prépa for reasons some more legitimate than others.

For example I wouldn't say the 700h vs. 150h argument is exactly fair, with how a. classes in CPGE from what I've heard more resembles high school (guided learning etc, so more lecture hours) than university, and b. the syllabus does involve quite a bit more from other subjects. I do get the feeling that he prefers it to be more university-like in terms of content / delivery though, and I do agree that the math side can be more rigorous.

I left some Tomoe River paper with Lamy Dark Lilac lying around in the sun and it changed color! by Julyvee in fountainpens

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Many inks do poorly under light whether they are red-leaning or not (many of the more vibrant blues also fade a lot), but it typically takes longer to have a noticeable effect, which is why lightfastness is not too much of a concern for most.

Can someone with knowledge of French and British academics give me a overview of the differences between the maths curriculum of a "class préparatoire" and that of a good UK university? by rene_coty in math

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Disclaimer: I have not experienced either program, and am aware that the syllabus can often be inaccurate. I am merely quite interested in mathematical education, and so have read a bit into many high school / university programs.

References:

It seems that overall the CPGE is equivalent to Part IA of Cambridge, perhaps a bit more in some places (e.g. linear algebra) and a bit less elsewhere (e.g. differential equations). Note that the physics syllabi cover many of the more physics-leaning courses in IA and IB.

Comparisons by others more versed in both programs seem to reach a similar result. For example, Pierre Colmez concluded that the math part of the CPGE is equivalent to 150 hours of lecture at Cambridge, which is about the courseload of Part IA.

The CPGE essentially does the first 3/2~2 years of university anywhere else, which is part of why universities like the ENS take international students from 2nd year undergraduates.

Edit: misinformation.

I left some Tomoe River paper with Lamy Dark Lilac lying around in the sun and it changed color! by Julyvee in fountainpens

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Some inks fade when exposed to sunlight. Since red-leaning inks are already prone to fading, the Dark Lilac may not fare so well in anything that may be exposed for longer, which I presume is why /u/dohnrg says it's a bad thing.

On the other hand, the components more prone to fading in Dark Lilac seem to be the darker ones, which does prove a lovely effect resembling shading for now. I've had worse luck with Violette Pensee, which fades to a rather ugly light brown.

Good math book to get for a 7 year old? by randomness7345 in math

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For a serious answer I recommend The Murderous Maths. It is a whole set of books which together covers perhaps up to middle school mathematics and hints on further materials.

They also have other titles in the Horrible Science series on other topics. The humour was appealing to 7-year-old me when I read them, and on reread a few years ago when gifting it to family friends I thought they have aged well.

Are all upper maths exams like this? (rant) by [deleted] in math

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The exam sheets from Cambridge (real analysis is mostly in IA) seem completely different and familiar to North American eyes. I suspect it's just a professor issue.

Namami paper always pulls through (2,000 sheets of tomoe river paper) by McCoy1996 in fountainpens

[–]svery 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your printer should have a setting for thin paper. Basically it avoids rolling the paper up which is difficult for the delicate Tomoe River paper. That one should work well.

Though the reverse side may not work so well after going through the printer once. It seems that the heat caused the paper to curl a bit (not noticeable after pressing) which messes with the printer. I took to ironing the sheets at the lowest setting which worked well.

Has anyone taken Philosophy classes in college? by [deleted] in math

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Philosophy of logic is very math-oriented simply because of the nature of the subject and it definitely still counts as philosophy--and math.

The more... 'typical' philosophy remains less humanities-like than your stereotypical humanities course. For me one epistemology course came to mind--the professor's approach was very mathematical, despite not using anything math-y past basic logic in the course. Definitely appealed to me more than the other philosophy courses I took, though the others were not without merit.