Comments on: Calculus for Cats and Prime Number Theorem http://www.ptank.com/blog/2008/04/calculus-for-cats-and-prime-number-theorem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=calculus-for-cats-and-prime-number-theorem cats, synthesizers, music, art, opinion Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:56:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Daisy http://www.ptank.com/blog/2008/04/calculus-for-cats-and-prime-number-theorem/#comment-3874 Daisy Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://127.0.0.1/catsynth/index.php?entry=entry080418-083702#comment-3874 Math is hard. Math is hard.

]]> By: Kitty http://www.ptank.com/blog/2008/04/calculus-for-cats-and-prime-number-theorem/#comment-3875 Kitty Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://127.0.0.1/catsynth/index.php?entry=entry080418-083702#comment-3875 I knew kitties are smart, just didn't know they are *this* smart. :) I knew kitties are smart, just didn't know they are *this* smart. :)

]]> By: Victor http://www.ptank.com/blog/2008/04/calculus-for-cats-and-prime-number-theorem/#comment-3876 Victor Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://127.0.0.1/catsynth/index.php?entry=entry080418-083702#comment-3876 You say: So to calculate π(1000) would one have to literally count all the prime numbers less than 1000, including figuring out which numbers are prime? And what about π(1000000)? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. My cat (Blue Chip) says noew! See the paper "Computing pi(x): The Meissel-Lehmer Method" [url=http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/8559.html]http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/8559.html[/url] In it, Blue Chip's owner shows how to compute π(10000000000000000) and more!:P You say:

So to calculate π(1000) would one have to literally count all the prime numbers less than 1000, including figuring out which numbers are prime? And what about π(1000000)? Unfortunately, the answer is yes.

My cat (Blue Chip) says noew! See the paper
"Computing pi(x): The Meissel-Lehmer Method"
[url=http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/8559.html]http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/8559.html[/url]

In it, Blue Chip's owner shows how to compute

π(10000000000000000) and more!:P

]]> By: Andree http://www.ptank.com/blog/2008/04/calculus-for-cats-and-prime-number-theorem/#comment-3877 Andree Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://127.0.0.1/catsynth/index.php?entry=entry080418-083702#comment-3877 I like this. I have ordered it. Too bad you aren't an amazon associate. but I've always been frustrated how we are teaching math. calculus especially. it doesn't need to be an elite topic but can be enjoyed by just about everyone who chooses to enjoy it. I'm glad you posted this. I like this. I have ordered it. Too bad you aren't an amazon associate. but I've always been frustrated how we are teaching math. calculus especially. it doesn't need to be an elite topic but can be enjoyed by just about everyone who chooses to enjoy it. I'm glad you posted this.

]]>