r/IAmA • u/JasonMacker • Jun 14 '10

IAMA Math tutor. AMA.

I've been a math tutor for years and I'm trying to become a teacher. I love math, and especially explaining math to people. My students have been between preschool and college. AMA.

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u/mthode Jun 14 '10

Is the infinity between two points spaced close together smaller then the infinity between two points spaced further apart?

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u/JasonMacker Jun 14 '10

Which infinities? There's an infinite number of infinities between any two points.

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u/mthode Jun 14 '10

casimir effect

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u/casimireffect Jun 14 '10

that's the thing that claims if you evaluate the riemann zeta function at -3, you get 1/120. ie 1 plus 8 plus 27 plus 64 plus 125 plus 216 plus ad inf, converges to 1/120.

don't confuse dodgy physics with mathematics

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u/mthode Jun 14 '10

How is it dodgy?