Tom, English major and All American for the Brown football team. I recall math with Tom
Did you guys finally decide that zero was a number?
Yes and we proved that 0 /= 1 !!!! I actually learned some proof techniques in that class. When the students taught the class, which was often, it was far more disciplined and organized than the class in the video.
I learned that 0 ! = 1 -- but not in Tom's class!
Sure, but can you prove it?
Impossible. But I'll bet you can, using Tom McCaffrey proof techniques.
It depends on what you are given prior to starting the proof. Give certain properties of both numbers and theorems it is actually possible to work up a convincing proof, good enough to convince a football coach and long enough to make Michelle Corea's eyes glaze over. I am sure it would never pass muster in an institute of higher learning. The thing I learned from the process was creativity in problem solving.
You should check out the clip taken in the girl dorm room, where the person on camera point out a "cum" stain on the curtain. Ah to be young!
