Comments on: How do you see numbers? http://fluxicon.com/blog/2009/05/how-do-you-see-numbers/ Anything goes! Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:42:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anne http://fluxicon.com/blog/2009/05/how-do-you-see-numbers/#comment-369 Anne Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:49:04 +0000 http://fluxicon.com/blog/?p=29#comment-369 <p>Thanks, Jan! This is interesting.</p> <p>So you seem to have an intuitive understanding of numbers and the math behind them? No visualization at all? Or are there on some kind of infinite line?</p> Thanks, Jan! This is interesting.

So you seem to have an intuitive understanding of numbers and the math behind them? No visualization at all? Or are there on some kind of infinite line?

]]> By: Jan Claes http://fluxicon.com/blog/2009/05/how-do-you-see-numbers/#comment-360 Jan Claes Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:09:38 +0000 http://fluxicon.com/blog/?p=29#comment-360 <p>I noticed some *s (star-signs) are missing in my previous post. I'm not sure why some of them are included and some of them are not, but I think you can see where they need to be...</p> I noticed some *s (star-signs) are missing in my previous post. I’m not sure why some of them are included and some of them are not, but I think you can see where they need to be…

]]> By: Jan Claes http://fluxicon.com/blog/2009/05/how-do-you-see-numbers/#comment-359 Jan Claes Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:06:52 +0000 http://fluxicon.com/blog/?p=29#comment-359 <p>I don't think I see them in a certain place, but I always look for patterns in numbers. My birth date is 28-9-82 (dd-m-yy), which is a palindrome and the earlier comments here were written on my birth day.</p> <p>When I was little and I couldn't sleep I tried to make sums of the numbers of my digital clock radio. I tried combining the first three numbers to get the last one. For example 21:24: The last number is 4 and can be reached by 2<em>1+2. After a while this wasn't much of a challenge any more so I calculated further than the current time and tried to find the next time where the sum wasn't possible 5=2+1+2, 6=2</em>(1+2), 11:27 isn't possible any more. Later I was looking for the time where the first three numbers could make all possible last number (2-3+1=0, -2+3<em>1=1, -2+3+1=4, 2+3</em>1=5, 2<em>3</em>1=6, 2<em>3+1=7, 2</em>(3+1)=8, 2^3+1=9) and there are others. Then I wanted to know how many timestamps in a 24 hour clock radio could make such a sum and how many couldn't. I still don't know...</p> <p>I'm also very interested in the formula of Euler. He managed to combine all the strange math symbols in one simple formula: e^(i*pi)=-1. Isn't this wonderful?</p> <p>So I'm not sure I see numbers in a specific pattern, but I'm sure I see patterns in specific numbers!</p> I don’t think I see them in a certain place, but I always look for patterns in numbers. My birth date is 28-9-82 (dd-m-yy), which is a palindrome and the earlier comments here were written on my birth day.

When I was little and I couldn’t sleep I tried to make sums of the numbers of my digital clock radio. I tried combining the first three numbers to get the last one. For example 21:24: The last number is 4 and can be reached by 21+2. After a while this wasn’t much of a challenge any more so I calculated further than the current time and tried to find the next time where the sum wasn’t possible 5=2+1+2, 6=2(1+2), 11:27 isn’t possible any more. Later I was looking for the time where the first three numbers could make all possible last number (2-3+1=0, -2+31=1, -2+3+1=4, 2+31=5, 231=6, 23+1=7, 2(3+1)=8, 2^3+1=9) and there are others. Then I wanted to know how many timestamps in a 24 hour clock radio could make such a sum and how many couldn’t. I still don’t know…

I’m also very interested in the formula of Euler. He managed to combine all the strange math symbols in one simple formula: e^(i*pi)=-1. Isn’t this wonderful?

So I’m not sure I see numbers in a specific pattern, but I’m sure I see patterns in specific numbers!

]]> By: Anne http://fluxicon.com/blog/2009/05/how-do-you-see-numbers/#comment-32 Anne Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:29:55 +0000 http://fluxicon.com/blog/?p=29#comment-32 <p>Hi Phil,</p> <p>Thanks for your reaction! Yes, I also think it's fascinating. For example, someone once told me that she would see them in a "zig zag" pattern (turning points at 10, 20, etc.), which probably comes from counting with fingers.</p> <p>I guess knowing more about how these memory maps usually work (or what alternative navigation systems there are) could help in teaching. I'll let you know if should come across relevant material.</p> Hi Phil,

Thanks for your reaction! Yes, I also think it’s fascinating. For example, someone once told me that she would see them in a “zig zag” pattern (turning points at 10, 20, etc.), which probably comes from counting with fingers.

I guess knowing more about how these memory maps usually work (or what alternative navigation systems there are) could help in teaching. I’ll let you know if should come across relevant material.

]]> By: Phil http://fluxicon.com/blog/2009/05/how-do-you-see-numbers/#comment-31 Phil Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:29:05 +0000 http://fluxicon.com/blog/?p=29#comment-31 <p>I don't know, I've always thought I visualise the numbers on an infinite line, but I'll have to think about it again now! That's fascinating, especially in the context of trying to help my primary-school kids who are just starting out in maths, to see patterns and not be scared of the numbers!</p> I don’t know, I’ve always thought I visualise the numbers on an infinite line, but I’ll have to think about it again now! That’s fascinating, especially in the context of trying to help my primary-school kids who are just starting out in maths, to see patterns and not be scared of the numbers!

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