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Daniel
2024-10-30 00:48:25 UTC
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Hi folks -

Just added sci.math to my usenet subs and felt delighted to see such
activity in here. Gladdens my heart that. So why am I here?

My college career ended about twenty years ago with a degree in Applied
Mathematics and Statistics. Over time those hard earned skills have
eroded. The option of the major wasn't for the career field, only in
discovering the beautiful elegance of calculus while attending city
college. Only then did I fall in love with math. My career field is in
networking and network security. Hobbies include flying, retro
computing, and cooking. Also, I pretend to enjoy watching silent films
with my wife.

Lately I've been enjoying the rubik's cube and, as a result, group
theory has become an interest. A friend on IRC works in academia as a
math professor and I asked for a book suggestion on group theory geared
above a pedestrian level but below a PhD and he suggested a
textbook. Such an obvious decision.

Well, it came in today and it's going to take some time to garner the
skills needed to conquer this book. So you all could expect messages
from me regarding the topic as I wrap my head around this interesting
subject. Just got through the first chapter on definitions.

For those interested, the book is:

A Course in Group Theory by John F. Humphreys
ISBN 0-19-853459-0

Got it used on amazon for about fifteen dollars.

Daniel
Moebius
2024-10-30 01:19:25 UTC
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Post by Daniel
Hi folks -
Just added sci.math to my usenet subs and felt delighted to see such
activity in here. Gladdens my heart that. So why am I here?
My college career ended about twenty years ago with a degree in Applied
Mathematics and Statistics. Over time those hard earned skills have
eroded. The option of the major wasn't for the career field, only in
discovering the beautiful elegance of calculus while attending city
college. Only then did I fall in love with math. My career field is in
networking and network security. Hobbies include flying, retro
computing, and cooking. Also, I pretend to enjoy watching silent films
with my wife.
Lately I've been enjoying the rubik's cube and, as a result, group
theory has become an interest. A friend on IRC works in academia as a
math professor and I asked for a book suggestion on group theory geared
above a pedestrian level but below a PhD and he suggested a
textbook. Such an obvious decision.
Well, it came in today and it's going to take some time to garner the
skills needed to conquer this book. So you all could expect messages
from me regarding the topic as I wrap my head around this interesting
subject. Just got through the first chapter on definitions.
A Course in Group Theory by John F. Humphreys
ISBN 0-19-853459-0
Got it used on amazon for about fifteen dollars.
Hello. I just ordered that book.
Daniel
2024-10-30 06:11:02 UTC
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Post by Moebius
Post by Daniel
Hi folks -
Just added sci.math to my usenet subs and felt delighted to see such
activity in here. Gladdens my heart that. So why am I here?
My college career ended about twenty years ago with a degree in Applied
Mathematics and Statistics. Over time those hard earned skills have
eroded. The option of the major wasn't for the career field, only in
discovering the beautiful elegance of calculus while attending city
college. Only then did I fall in love with math. My career field is in
networking and network security. Hobbies include flying, retro
computing, and cooking. Also, I pretend to enjoy watching silent films
with my wife.
Lately I've been enjoying the rubik's cube and, as a result, group
theory has become an interest. A friend on IRC works in academia as a
math professor and I asked for a book suggestion on group theory geared
above a pedestrian level but below a PhD and he suggested a
textbook. Such an obvious decision.
Well, it came in today and it's going to take some time to garner the
skills needed to conquer this book. So you all could expect messages
from me regarding the topic as I wrap my head around this interesting
subject. Just got through the first chapter on definitions.
A Course in Group Theory by John F. Humphreys
ISBN 0-19-853459-0
Got it used on amazon for about fifteen dollars.
Hello. I just ordered that book.
Coincidentally or because of my post?
Chris M. Thomasson
2024-10-30 06:32:56 UTC
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Post by Daniel
Post by Moebius
Post by Daniel
Hi folks -
Just added sci.math to my usenet subs and felt delighted to see such
activity in here. Gladdens my heart that. So why am I here?
My college career ended about twenty years ago with a degree in Applied
Mathematics and Statistics. Over time those hard earned skills have
eroded. The option of the major wasn't for the career field, only in
discovering the beautiful elegance of calculus while attending city
college. Only then did I fall in love with math. My career field is in
networking and network security. Hobbies include flying, retro
computing, and cooking. Also, I pretend to enjoy watching silent films
with my wife.
Lately I've been enjoying the rubik's cube and, as a result, group
theory has become an interest. A friend on IRC works in academia as a
math professor and I asked for a book suggestion on group theory geared
above a pedestrian level but below a PhD and he suggested a
textbook. Such an obvious decision.
Well, it came in today and it's going to take some time to garner the
skills needed to conquer this book. So you all could expect messages
from me regarding the topic as I wrap my head around this interesting
subject. Just got through the first chapter on definitions.
A Course in Group Theory by John F. Humphreys
ISBN 0-19-853459-0
Got it used on amazon for about fifteen dollars.
Hello. I just ordered that book.
Coincidentally or because of my post?
Welcome! Btw, have you ever been on usenet before?
Daniel
2024-10-30 12:23:25 UTC
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Post by Chris M. Thomasson
Post by Daniel
Post by Moebius
Post by Daniel
Hi folks -
Just added sci.math to my usenet subs and felt delighted to see such
activity in here. Gladdens my heart that. So why am I here?
My college career ended about twenty years ago with a degree in Applied
Mathematics and Statistics. Over time those hard earned skills have
eroded. The option of the major wasn't for the career field, only in
discovering the beautiful elegance of calculus while attending city
college. Only then did I fall in love with math. My career field is in
networking and network security. Hobbies include flying, retro
computing, and cooking. Also, I pretend to enjoy watching silent films
with my wife.
Lately I've been enjoying the rubik's cube and, as a result, group
theory has become an interest. A friend on IRC works in academia as a
math professor and I asked for a book suggestion on group theory geared
above a pedestrian level but below a PhD and he suggested a
textbook. Such an obvious decision.
Well, it came in today and it's going to take some time to garner the
skills needed to conquer this book. So you all could expect messages
from me regarding the topic as I wrap my head around this interesting
subject. Just got through the first chapter on definitions.
A Course in Group Theory by John F. Humphreys
ISBN 0-19-853459-0
Got it used on amazon for about fifteen dollars.
Hello. I just ordered that book.
Coincidentally or because of my post?
Welcome! Btw, have you ever been on usenet before?
Thanks. Oh sure since 1997 when I got home from the Navy and got my
first ISP. My current ISP stopped supporting usenet in
2020. Transitioned to a pay service a few months later.

I may have posted in here a few times - and seem to recall seeking
assistance in here regarding the error function in calculus. That seems
like a lifetime ago.

I spend alot of time in other NG's.
joes
2024-10-30 08:41:29 UTC
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Post by Daniel
Just added sci.math to my usenet subs and felt delighted to see such
activity in here. Gladdens my heart that. So why am I here?
Welcome! I'm afraid to tell you that most of the activity is due
to crank Wolfgang Mückenhirn.
Post by Daniel
Lately I've been enjoying the rubik's cube and, as a result, group
theory has become an interest. A friend on IRC works in academia as a
math professor and I asked for a book suggestion on group theory geared
above a pedestrian level but below a PhD and he suggested a textbook.
Well, it came in today and it's going to take some time to garner the
skills needed to conquer this book. So you all could expect messages
from me regarding the topic as I wrap my head around this interesting
subject.
Looking forward to that!
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Am Sat, 20 Jul 2024 12:35:31 +0000 schrieb WM in sci.math:
It is not guaranteed that n+1 exists for every n.
Daniel
2024-10-30 12:25:07 UTC
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Post by joes
Post by Daniel
Just added sci.math to my usenet subs and felt delighted to see such
activity in here. Gladdens my heart that. So why am I here?
Welcome! I'm afraid to tell you that most of the activity is due
to crank Wolfgang Mückenhirn.
If you've spent any time in rec.food.cooking, plenty of crankies in
there. Usually old rivalries stemming from the 90s. Usually about
five-hundred messages a day in there.
Post by joes
Post by Daniel
Lately I've been enjoying the rubik's cube and, as a result, group
theory has become an interest. A friend on IRC works in academia as a
math professor and I asked for a book suggestion on group theory geared
above a pedestrian level but below a PhD and he suggested a textbook.
Well, it came in today and it's going to take some time to garner the
skills needed to conquer this book. So you all could expect messages
from me regarding the topic as I wrap my head around this interesting
subject.
Looking forward to that!
Thanks.

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