Very nice. By the way, the summer prior to my taking Topology, I went to a bookstore and purchased Schaum''s Outline for Topology. I was terrified of taking this course and wanted a head start. It helped, but at the tender age of 20, I really wasn't mathematically mature enough to really understand the difference between an open set and a closed one!
Thank you! I do like how topology, among other maths, really does humble us all. In my case, at 20, I had Professor John Morgan at Columbia. I was as lost as a set with no interior points for a while...but all for the better in the end.
As you can see I'm not Alfred, but he's been ok with me fielding the occasional stat question. I took Bayesian stat in grad school a while back. Is there anything specific that you are interested in? I might be able to help.
Oh, I've had bow ties for ages! Some of them are from when I lived in England, particularly from Ede & Ravenscroft, and sometimes I'd find ones I liked at Marks & Spencer. I consider it a good investment.
@@citytutoring You need a Harris Tweed. And with a white or ice blue button-down shirt and a regular tie (I’ve only seen Gödel, Von Neumann, Erdős, et al. with traditional narrow ties) or tie-less. And maybe get a nice Irish knot cardigan. IMHO, nothing more illustrates the decline of our civilization than in manners and dress. And these are two things which each and every one of us have control over and can work on and improve. Two of the greatest minds of the 20th century, Wittgenstein and Von Neumann, were fastidious dressers. With Von Neumann wearing a suit everywhere, including on hikes. While a suit is not necessary as an equally nice ensemble can be worn with a classic jacket and slacks. And the jacket and slacks combination is often nicer than a suit. A nice jacket (i.e. Harris Tweed) with a sweater or cardigan is always nice and classic. Jeans are fine with a nice Harris Tweed and sweater or button down shirt, but athletic shoes/sneakers should never be seen on a grown man outside of the gym/exercise. And a T-shirt should never be seen in a the workplace, or out in public except without a nice blazer.
Oh I agree with you. I do actually have all of that, just really depends on the occasion. There has been a decline in standards across the board, and yes, including in many of the ways people are dressing these days. I don't actually have what they call "casual clothes", and never owned it, so I often get quizzed/questioned on why I am "dressed". At City Tutoring specifically, we do not allow anyone with t-shirts, sneakers or, heaven forbid, flip flops no matter how "hot" it might be. Nowadays there is no excuse at all for that, since most places have ac. In the past, when they did not have ac, they would still dress properly, and now there is zero excuse except to be lazy.
@ Perhaps the pinnacle of achievement of mankind was landing men on the moon. Google a picture of ‘Apollo 11 mission control’ and try to find just one guy out of hundreds in the photos who is not wearing a button down shirt and tie. Don’t bother, you won’t.
Speaking of Calculus, have you heard of a Derivimeter Professor Cromwell?? A very cool device, which I discovered in the video attached to this comment, can-as the name implies-solve derivatives in a surprisingly accurate and efficient manner! th-cam.com/video/w4Wdjz2uiPY/w-d-xo.html
Very nice. By the way, the summer prior to my taking Topology, I went to a bookstore and purchased Schaum''s Outline for Topology. I was terrified of taking this course and wanted a head start. It helped, but at the tender age of 20, I really wasn't mathematically mature enough to really understand the difference between an open set and a closed one!
Thank you! I do like how topology, among other maths, really does humble us all. In my case, at 20, I had Professor John Morgan at Columbia. I was as lost as a set with no interior points for a while...but all for the better in the end.
Can you please do a video on Bayesian statistics?
As you can see I'm not Alfred, but he's been ok with me fielding the occasional stat question. I took Bayesian stat in grad school a while back. Is there anything specific that you are interested in? I might be able to help.
where do u get yr bowties?
Oh, I've had bow ties for ages! Some of them are from when I lived in England, particularly from Ede & Ravenscroft, and sometimes I'd find ones I liked at Marks & Spencer. I consider it a good investment.
@@citytutoring You need a Harris Tweed. And with a white or ice blue button-down shirt and a regular tie (I’ve only seen Gödel, Von Neumann, Erdős, et al. with traditional narrow ties) or tie-less. And maybe get a nice Irish knot cardigan.
IMHO, nothing more illustrates the decline of our civilization than in manners and dress. And these are two things which each and every one of us have control over and can work on and improve. Two of the greatest minds of the 20th century, Wittgenstein and Von Neumann, were fastidious dressers. With Von Neumann wearing a suit everywhere, including on hikes. While a suit is not necessary as an equally nice ensemble can be worn with a classic jacket and slacks. And the jacket and slacks combination is often nicer than a suit. A nice jacket (i.e. Harris Tweed) with a sweater or cardigan is always nice and classic. Jeans are fine with a nice Harris Tweed and sweater or button down shirt, but athletic shoes/sneakers should never be seen on a grown man outside of the gym/exercise. And a T-shirt should never be seen in a the workplace, or out in public except without a nice blazer.
Oh I agree with you. I do actually have all of that, just really depends on the occasion. There has been a decline in standards across the board, and yes, including in many of the ways people are dressing these days. I don't actually have what they call "casual clothes", and never owned it, so I often get quizzed/questioned on why I am "dressed".
At City Tutoring specifically, we do not allow anyone with t-shirts, sneakers or, heaven forbid, flip flops no matter how "hot" it might be. Nowadays there is no excuse at all for that, since most places have ac. In the past, when they did not have ac, they would still dress properly, and now there is zero excuse except to be lazy.
@ Perhaps the pinnacle of achievement of mankind was landing men on the moon. Google a picture of ‘Apollo 11 mission control’ and try to find just one guy out of hundreds in the photos who is not wearing a button down shirt and tie. Don’t bother, you won’t.
Speaking of Calculus, have you heard of a Derivimeter Professor Cromwell??
A very cool device, which I discovered in the video attached to this comment, can-as the name implies-solve derivatives in a surprisingly accurate and efficient manner!
th-cam.com/video/w4Wdjz2uiPY/w-d-xo.html
Indeed I have! Thank you for sharing that! I wouldn't mind having that as an instrument in my classes...as opposed to the pesky graphing calculators!