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From: Philip Bays <pbays~at~saintmarys.edu>
Subject: Re: CCL:nanomathematics
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All right -- someone else did it so I will follow :-)

Nanomathematics is the math of small numbers;

or

a nanomathematics course is a one offered in the math department that 
contains "little mathematics", one many of my students would sign up 
for in a flash.


On Dec 7, 2004, at 2:11 PM, Shobe, David wrote:

> I've never seen the term before, but logically it should refer to 
> arithmetic in which all numbers are rounded off to the nearest 
> billionth.  :-)


J. Philip Bays
Professor of Chemistry
Science Hall 158
Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame  IN  46556
(574) 284-4663

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All right -- someone else did it so I will follow :-)


Nanomathematics is the math of small numbers;


or


a nanomathematics course is a one offered in the math department that
contains "little mathematics", one many of my students would sign up
for in a flash.



On Dec 7, 2004, at 2:11 PM, Shobe, David wrote:


<excerpt>I've never seen the term before, but logically it should
refer to arithmetic in which all numbers are rounded off to the
nearest billionth.  :-)

</excerpt>


<smaller>J. Philip Bays

Professor of Chemistry

Science Hall 158

Saint Mary's College

Notre Dame  IN  46556

(574) 284-4663</smaller>


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