@Pleiades Rising:

I got it! "he history of my name has grown convoluted and cloudy"

Pleiades looks like a little cloudy spot in the sky! :D [/lameness]

@somegirl:

I have to agree with you when you say that Math tends to make more sense than English. Of course, I'm constantly wracking and twisting my mind over various language related stuff, but mathematics has this nice straightforward appeal to it; it's not as subjective as, say, some grammatical rules are. Math just works in a way that English doesn't. (But that doesn't stop me from trying to make sense of grammatical rules and such!)

I think that the elegance of math is what drew in many people to study mathematics, like G.H. Hardy for one. They often describe proofs and theorems as beautiful and elegant. Once you get the hang of it, it just makes sense!

And as for my name, I used to know why I chose my name, but now I'm no longer sure. It seems as if the history of my name has grown convoluted and cloudy, so I can't really give a simple answer anymore! However, I do like consistency, hence my use of various things related to the number 7.

When I was growing up I always loved mathematics.. loooovvveeedd the class. it just made sense vs. english where most of the stuff was opinionated.
Even in highschool I notice that-
I have a 99 average in Phsyics (mostly applied mathematic wordproblems but you're still doing math none the less) and that class is really difficult to most people because our teacher grades based on acuracy and will count off points for small things such as leaving unit marks off or things like that.
The only time he really gives us slack is when we're rounding. As long as your answer is with a tenth is wont mind it.

It's an intense class sorta but I mean I enjoy it a lot. it's my favorite class because i feel more comfortable in there than anywhere else.

I'm glad you're doing a book review though pleiades.
sorry to stray from the topic but.. i just wanted to ask something. Why did you chose the name pleiades rising? It's a Messier object like 120pc away for astronomy. @.@! You can see it out in the sky right now but I was just wondering O.o
I never asked.

I do have to go to sleep right now but i am interested in this so i will bookmark it for right now and finish reading it tomorrow if that's alright with you ^^;
i'm sorry!

-Jae

@Pleiades Rising:

^^ I think it is a good point to make. However, maths is not my strong point, heh. Your post was an interesting read, good job *smiles*

@Kaerlyn:

I have to say that some people have read this book and found it kind of sad. I'd agree with it to a certain degree, but I think that the line you highlighted captures the spirit of the book. I found the book to be quite lively! It had an overarching message that was hard not to miss, and it was something Mr. Hardy used to his advantage in being the best mathematician that he could. If you've got it, work at it.

@Kastom:

Well, like I tried to say earlier, it's not overly arrogant. However, it may come across that way to some people who are easily put off by what they perceive as overly lofty remarks. Still, I don't think arrogance was his aim; but I felt that I had to add those terms to give the initial feeling that one may have when reading this. After a while, it's not even an issue anymore. You get to understand why he asserts with such a tone as you read the book. I read it in one evening!

"Perhaps, this is a notion he felt should be shared by anyone who has exceptional talents. --Do something with them!--"

Yup ^^

Ooooo...sounds good. I think I just may have to pick this one up. As much as I hate arrogant people, I see enough of them like this in Physics, so it'd be nice to read a point of view on the matter from their side. Also, it sounds rather inspirational. I've always liked the academically inspirational books.

Pure Mathematics ftw btw. lol.