tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303307482158922565.post3097328882719306821..comments2024-03-22T13:39:55.941-07:00Comments on Math Mama Writes...: Richmond Math Salon and Base ThreeSue VanHattumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237941346154683902noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303307482158922565.post-35808399605984627532010-02-20T18:00:26.489-08:002010-02-20T18:00:26.489-08:00I had so much fun today at your house and with all...I had so much fun today at your house and with all the kids and the trampoline it was AWESOME!!!!!!<br /><br />See u next time<br />Thx<br />Madeline MaCoun-Maddo13https://www.blogger.com/profile/16300233641964596046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303307482158922565.post-73977978104925844682010-02-20T11:55:19.810-08:002010-02-20T11:55:19.810-08:00Looking forward to todays Math Salon I am So Excit...Looking forward to todays Math Salon I am So Excited:) <br /><br /><br /><br />Madeline MacCoun-Maddo13https://www.blogger.com/profile/16300233641964596046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303307482158922565.post-86988590700886376292010-02-20T08:22:05.527-08:002010-02-20T08:22:05.527-08:00Oh wow! That is cool! I see it, but had not come c...Oh wow! That is cool! I see it, but had not come close to thinking about it. My next salon is today, so I'll mention that. Thanks!Sue VanHattumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237941346154683902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303307482158922565.post-45768615261475327012010-02-20T08:15:01.883-08:002010-02-20T08:15:01.883-08:00I'm reading late, again. I would have liked t...I'm reading late, again. I would have liked to be here, too.<br /><br />I've actually never played with base 3... But I know, to check if a number is even, add the digits... <br /><br />:)<br /><br />JonathanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303307482158922565.post-4996899648359766882010-02-05T02:51:34.464-08:002010-02-05T02:51:34.464-08:00starting at p. 21 here.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/...starting at p. 21 here.<br />http://www.scribd.com/doc/22921670/Lecture-Notes<br />thanks for your interest!r. r. vlorbikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02746118913980983815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303307482158922565.post-21249680498065465142010-01-31T08:18:53.442-08:002010-01-31T08:18:53.442-08:00To r.r. vlorbik: where can we see your work? I lov...To r.r. vlorbik: where can we see your work? I love base 3 too.<br /><br />To Sue: what a great salon!!! Thank you for sharing!MariaDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769513929584082597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303307482158922565.post-1492373421273658182010-01-28T12:27:27.062-08:002010-01-28T12:27:27.062-08:00congratulations on your success
with this event; v...congratulations on your success<br />with this event; very exciting<br />(i hope someday to participate<br />in suchlike events but... <br />thanks for your forthrightness<br />about the "flops"... i'm a long<br />way from ready to *lead* one).<br /><br />i've got a special affection for<br />base three. there are notes<br />by me on file concerning<br />*power*-of-three bases<br />(specifically, 9 & 27 of course;<br />since 27 = #{letters}+1,<br />its convenient to use the<br />ordinary sing-along<br />"a,b,c"'s as "face values"<br />and you can make up<br />all kinds of puzzles with<br />what for many beginners<br />is the *right amount*<br />of math. i used the<br />"base conversion" process<br />from 9 through 3 into 27<br />(or back again of course)<br />essentially as an excuse<br />to re-present the concepts<br />used in -- hi rick, love <br />the "binary" blog -- doing<br />conversions from "octal"<br />to "hexadecimal" via<br />"binary" (i.e., natch,<br />base 8 to base 16 via<br />base 2).<br /><br />rudy rucker has some of this<br />in _mind_tools_ btw but my<br />work was independent.r. r. vlorbikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02746118913980983815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303307482158922565.post-12953314972300510902010-01-24T13:28:44.042-08:002010-01-24T13:28:44.042-08:00If I had 3 fingers I think I'd count in base 4...If I had 3 fingers I think I'd count in base 4. My left hand would be the 1's place and my right hand the 4's place. Each multiple of would 4 bring all left hand fingers down and put one more right hand finger up. I could count to decimal 15 this way.<br /><br />(As a 5-finger-per-hand human I use my hands to count in base 6.)Rick Reganhttp://www.exploringbinary.com/noreply@blogger.com