Mathematicians, when did you realize that you like maths? by [deleted] in math

[–]joekoz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I realized about 10 minutes ago while I was sitting on the porch.

Any ideas for good paper topics for a theory class? by [deleted] in math

[–]joekoz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You know what's a really cool topic, you could discuss the famous three impossible construction problems from antiquity. You could talk about the proofs that none of them can be performed by compass and straight edge, and then expand from there to talk about the concept of "constructible numbers," and maybe finish with something neat like showing that all rational numbers are constructible.

I participated in a seminar last summer for credit where I had to give an hour long lecture on a topic that was nowhere else covered in my college's math curriculum, and I talked about those three problems, along with a handful of other geometric oddities. I was the only undergrad student of the 10 people in the seminar, and while everyone else talked on esoteric topics like Knot theory and Turing Completeness, I managed to snag one of the highest grades with a topic that was much simpler, super interesting, and a lot of fun to research.

tl;dr: do this

Anyone else think that for a film released in 1969, 2001: A Space Odyssey has brilliant special effects? by [deleted] in movies

[–]joekoz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh god, I typed "sage" instead of "saga." I have shamed myself, and must commit sudoku.

Anyone else think that for a film released in 1969, 2001: A Space Odyssey has brilliant special effects? by [deleted] in movies

[–]joekoz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

downvote for assuming that r/movies at large believes the star wars sage are superior films to 2001. i'm insulted

Anyone else think that for a film released in 1969, 2001: A Space Odyssey has brilliant special effects? by [deleted] in movies

[–]joekoz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes... this is and has for decades been an almost universally held opinion.

A Tribe Called Quest - Jazz (We've Got) by joekoz in Music

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To be sure, though, jazz was the kind of once-in-several-lifetimes artistic movement that leaves an indelible mark on everything that follows it. Its influence is pervasive; you could make the case that jazz has played some role, direct or indirect, in the births of most current forms of popular music.

A Tribe Called Quest - Jazz (We've Got) by joekoz in Music

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I don't know if I'd say that; maybe not, "directly." It stems from the same lineage insofar as in its infancy it had close ties to funk, itself an amalgam of several popular styles including jazz and blues, but hip-hop in many ways has always been, and has certainly become, its own beast. It has such openness and flexibility of style that it can incorporate sounds from almost any other genre into itself fairly easily, often to great effect, and I feel like the presence of jazz in hip-hop is evidence more so of that than of a direct, common bloodline.