Heres what we learnt in number theory today

Question

amistre64 · Answer

spose you ahve 2 integers; if you take the larger of the two, and add it to the smaller ofthe two; you are essentially adding the two numbers togheter

amistre64 · Answer

max(8,3) + min(8,3) = 8 + 3

  and all that for the cost of tuition :/

amistre64 · Answer

and there was even a case by case proof for it

amorfide · Answer

show proof? :D

amistre64 · Answer

lol, i cant, it burnt out to many synapses just trying to pretend i was interested

amorfide · Answer

</3

amistre64 · Answer

take 2 integers; x and y

case 1; if x < y

max(x,y) = y
min(x,y) = x

max(x,y) +min(x,y) = y + x


case 2; if x > y

max(x,y) = x
min(x,y) = y

max(x,y) +min(x,y) = x + y; which equals y + x

case 2; if x = y

max(y,y) = y
min(x,x) = x

max(x,y) +min(x,y) =  y + x

amorfide · Answer

<3 thank you 
although i have a question
 is this all you learn in number theory?

experimentx · Answer

haha .. then till now you wasted your money!!

amistre64 · Answer

no, the other day we learned that if a is not a factor of b, but is a factor of c, then a divides b*c

amistre64 · Answer

therefore; since 3 is not a factor of 5; but is a factor of 9; then 3 is a factor of 5*9

amistre64 · Answer

oh it feels like a whole lotta wasted money and time at the moment :)

experimentx · Answer

it does ... this is the basics. try taking mit course on number theory. though i never;ve taken it yet. i think it's worth.

amistre64 · Answer

yeah, these undergraduate courses make me feel like im back in kindergarten

experimentx · Answer

well ... i never took number theory class. though i had read some part of it in analysis and algebra. I think it's quite interesting and though (this might be lack of experience)

amistre64 · Answer

the class seems to revolve around prime numbers.  On the last test, we had to determine oif some huge number was prime or not; and the only way we had to check it was by seeing of the 50 primes less than its sqrt divided it.  In the end, it was prime

amistre64 · Answer

im outta here fer today; enjoy the night :)

experimentx · Answer

catch ya later :)

experimentx · Answer

90% of the topic here I'm not familiar http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-785-analytic-number-theory-spring-2007/syllabus/

experimentx · Answer

looks like worth doing it!!

anonymous · Answer

yeah !!