> Fredrik Lundh wrote: > > > > christian wrote: > > > That algorithm is really a gem which you should know, > > > so let me try to explain it. > > > > I think someone just won the "brain exploder 2000" award ;-) > > > > to paraphrase Bertrand Russell, > > > > "Mathematics may be defined as the subject where I never > > know what you are talking about, nor whether what you are > > saying is true" > > :-)) > > Well, I was primarily targeting Guido, who said that he > came from math, and one cannot study math without standing > a basic algebra course, I think. I tried my best to explain > it for those who know at least how groups, fields, rings > and automorphisms work. Going into more details of the > theory would be off-topic for python-dev, but I will try > it in an upcoming DDJ article. I do have a math degree, but it is 18 years old and I had to give up after the first paragraph of your explanation. It made me vividly recall the first and only class on Galois Theory that I ever took -- after one hour I realized that this was not for me and I didn't have a math brain after all. I went back to the basement where the software development lab was (i.e. a row of card punches :-). > As you might have guessed, I didn't do this just for fun. > It is the old game of explaining what is there, convincing > everybody that you at least know what you are talking about, > and then three days later coming up with an improved > application of the theory. > > Today is Monday, 2 days left. :-) I'm very impressed. --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)
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