2

is an irrational number.

In order to complete this proof

We need to contradict the truth.
Suppose that the square root of two
Is a fraction, wrote p oer q .
No common divisors,
hence rational ( in lowest terms).
Whats next to do is square both sides,
The p and q and two. Then slide

q s up to find our ps alone

So two of q s is p s is shown.
So p squared is said then, thusly,

2= p/q

2= p /q

p =2 q

An even number, quite lovely.

For this the truth to be, we see
That also, even is our p .
Divide by two and two once more,
To see

squared divides in four.

Ah ha! A wise mind will exclaim,

Then, q is even all the same.
Then this will break what we assumed,
That no divisor within had loomed.

p=2 k for some k

4 k 2=2 q 2
2
2
2 k =q

q=2l for some l

2=2 k /2 l
2=k /l (cant happen)

And thus root two, logically,

irrational be. Q.E.D1.

A Space-Time Cinquain
Space,
Gravity b

ent

S t r e t c h i n g t i m e.

Whats your reference frame

Relativity

1 Quod Erat Demonstrandum Which was to be demonstrated. The classic way to end a
proof in mathematics.

Before I read this poem

I did not know
Exactly how the poem will
go
Up or down?
Left or Right?
Until I know, It must be
both.
But now I see
The poem to be
About the sky to me!
Soft, rolling clouds
around
the beauty
Of a soaring dove.
Soft blue rains glisten
About the tapestry
Of whites and greys.
And the shining sun
Covering
What the eyes have to see
This is what the poem will
be
Forever more, and nothing
more.
Because
About the sky
Ive read this poem to be

But now I see

The poem to be
About the earth to me!
Soft, rolling mounds
around
the beauty
Of trees in the ground.
Soft yellow plains
glisten
About the tapestry
Of browns and greens.
And the shining oceans
Covering
What the eyes have to
see This is what the poem
will be
Forever more, and nothing
more.
Because
About the earth
Ive read this poem to
be

The Quantum Poem2

Entropy
Entrop y
entr op y
E N rt Op
Ne O

y
r

tP y

2 This is based on the Copenhagen interpretation of Quantum Mechanics. A particle is said to

be both spin up and spin down until it is observed. It will choose which one it will be and every
time after, it will be observed to be in that same state. So for best results, cover one side before
reading!

N
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N
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t
t

t o
P
e ry
r
o

Po
p

The Kernel

Time

Do you know when 5 = 0?

I do.
Well, 5 modulo 5 is zero.
I cheated, I hope thats okay.

They say the arrow of time

Moves always forwards

What if I picked something else

to be the modulus?
I can do that to.
Take modulo whatever
And take a multiple of that,
Ill say its zero mod whatever.
Then I call that whatever the Kernel.
I mod it out. Its what I do.
Solve the problem
Make the numbers disappear

Time does not stop

Or turn around.

Ive tried to apply this to life Forgot how to tie my shoes?

(Have you tried modding out by the kernel?)
Struggling to write a paper?
(Have you tried modding out by the kernel?)

This is true.

It gives us the future

It takes away the past
It gives us hope
and takes it away
We are at the will of time
But we can capture it
This is true.

This Here Tree

Sadly,
I cant cheat that.
I cant make it disappear!
Algebra please, help me just once!

Studied by one,
Studied by all.
The biologist studies the tree
The biologist names the tree
What kind of leaves are on this here tree?
What kind of family has this here tree?
The chemist studies the tree
The chemist names the chemicals of the
tree
What makes the leaves on this here tree?
What makes the energy for this here tree?
They take the data to learn about the tree
But for everyone, you and me
We lie beneath this here tree
To know the wonder of this here tree

Right Hand Ballet

Mathemagic
A physics exam is reminiscent of a
Field of sprouting vines
Casting tendrils every which way
In hopes of catching on
Physically and mentally
With the right hand rule3
To determine the direction
And ultimately the success
With arms outstretched,
Contorted, yet graceful
The students perform
The right hand ballet

Do you feel alone?

Do you feel alone?
Amidst the vast and infinite galaxies
A speck of dust smudged
On the side of an abandoned road

The strangest thing happened

Once upon a time
The mathemagician Euler took three
numbers
Unsuspecting!
e , our natural number4
, the tastiest part of a circle
and i (its not even a real number)
He tossed them together in a hat

e i
Unnatural!
Added one (Gasp!)
Waved his magic wand
and it disappeared!
Of course, it was just a magic trick
We all know e i +1=0

Do you feel alone?

Among the millions of planets like ours
In a home nestled on a road
Of a wondrous cosmic neighborhood
We are not alone.

3 A vector is something that has magnitude

and direction. The right hand rule
determines the direction of the vector
resulting from the product of two other
vectors.

e 2.72 , 3.14 , i= 1