I got to see them live… I think 1999 or 2000. It was a $3 show in Rolla, Missouri, and it was fantastic.
wow, I’ve been in Rolla MO, actually have a scar from that trip
Just posting here that I have also been in Rolla, MO
I was there for five years. Do not recommend the town, but the college is pretty solid.
my daughter went to a camp out there, science based,
Been to Rolla, MO?
- I have been !
- My travels have not taken me there,
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Johnny Crawford. the Rifle Man’s son
A day late, but commemorating Napoleon’s death 200 years ago.
Marchons!
Someone posted this in U waterloo’s reddit, talking about his defeat at waterloo:
The backdrop is the infamous gym at UW where everyone writes their exams.
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RIP Alfonso Gracia-Saz – a math prof at University of Toronto, whom I knew via Mathcamp. He died of COVID.
I don’t see a public announcement of his death yet, but here was a recent notice where he was going to receive a teaching award.
Here is the channel of his videos for Math 137… (Calculus with Proofs)
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I came here today to post the same thing. RIP Alfonso, I will miss you. What an inspiring and generous man.
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RIP Bo Obama
An obit ran in the Toronto Star:
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Thank you, Meep.
More on Alfonso from Spanish sources:
There will be an online memorial service this Friday, 3pm ET:
http://www.math.toronto.edu/cms/alfonso-memorial/
ADDITIONAL (via Mathcamp folks):
According to Alfonso’s partner Nick, these were the videos that Alfonso was most proud of:
- One theorem - two short proofs: tinyurl.com/alfonso-video-1
- Derivatives of trigonometric functions: tinyurl.com/alfonso-video-2
- Proof that the limit as x→0 of sin(x)/x is 1: tinyurl.com/alfonso-video-3
- ln or log? What’s the controversy?: tinyurl.com/alfonso-video-4
Thanks.
Is it okay if I publish the address of that on-line service?
Yes, that’s fine.
I was only sharing stuff that was intended to be public info. I will send you a private message about something else.
Lots of nice remembrances:
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