March 13, 2003
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Death Knell
In memory of Howard Fast, novelist and Jewish former Communist, who died yesterday, a quotation:
“For many of us, the geometry course sounded the death knell for our progress — and interest — in mathematics.”
— ”Shape and Space in Geometry“
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See also
Geometry for Jews.
Added March 16, 2003: See, too, the life of
John Sanford, blacklisted Jewish writer,
who died on March 6, 2003 —
Michelangelo’s birthday and the date of
“Geometry for Jews.”
Comments (1)
I agree…After 6 years of math, Its the only math class I aced in High school and college. As a matter of fact I got a “B+” on the Geometry Regents exam…YAAY for Geometry!