Comments on: 100 Most useful Theorems and Ideas in Mathematics

By: hundalhh

hundalhh — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 11:24:45 +0000

I missed Pi !! And basic geometry needs to be in there somehow. Hmm

By: tropicalbats

tropicalbats — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 03:03:46 +0000

Might be buried in there, as there is a lot in there, but a basic math bit is factors. Pi should probably be clearly stated. And maybe I missed it, but the ordinal rules for doing a calculation (as in, things in parentheses get done first, etc.) seem pretty important.

By: ThePig

ThePig — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 03:53:50 +0000

You might find this interesting.

http://onehappybird.com/2012/12/03/whats-the-most-important-theorem/

By: hundalhh

hundalhh — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:26:48 +0000

antianticamper ,
I really need to add “the idea of mathematical proof” and ‘the definition of algorithm”. I don’t think I use partially ordered sets consciously. Nor do I use Topological sorting much. I may have to add ‘dynamical systems’ because I do a little control theory. (forgot that)

By: hundalhh

hundalhh — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:20:41 +0000

Vance wrote; “I ran through the list very quickly. I am sure there are items missing. For example:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_theorem_of_algebra

Also, there is a sort of taxonomy that is implicit. Many of these items are at a different level from others. I would suggest looking for that taxonomy. Math Reviews? So for example, Calculus, Geometry, Algebra are high level nodes.”

By: antianticamper

antianticamper — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:30:16 +0000

Interesting list, especially since geometry plays a distinctly secondary role. I’d add:

proof
fractal
graph
optimization
model
partially ordered set
algorithm
dynamical system