Then a better symbol would be a surveyor’s theodolite, maybe with a map (or paper), a ruler, and a drafting compass.
I’ve also suggested a balance scale (decision theory) with an urn full of colored balls (Bayesian inference). Another symbol could be a locket (something to protect).
I’m kinda partial to the black flowing robe filled with intricate, silver-colored mathematical equations, myself. But that might be a bit elaborate for everyday use.
If you’re willing to pay some extra for having it handmade, there are plenty of people who would be ready to make you one.
(And now that you brought it up, you made me semi-seriously consider actually getting one made. I have a bunch of friends and friends of friends who have cosplay as a hobby, so I might be able to get it cheaper than by going through a professional. Hmm… then I’d only need to decide on the equations I wanted on it.)
I have a half-face mask along those lines made for me by an ex-girlfriend. Sadly, she was not a mathematician, so the specific formulae aren’t of much interest. Nice to have for the occasional costumed ball, though.
I met a bloke once who had Euclid’s proof of Pythagoras’ theorem tattooed on his arm, and got into a drunken argument with him about whether or not he should have chosen a more elegant proof.
Then a better symbol would be a surveyor’s theodolite, maybe with a map (or paper), a ruler, and a drafting compass.
I’ve also suggested a balance scale (decision theory) with an urn full of colored balls (Bayesian inference). Another symbol could be a locket (something to protect).
I’m kinda partial to the black flowing robe filled with intricate, silver-colored mathematical equations, myself. But that might be a bit elaborate for everyday use.
Awesome. Where do I buy one?
If you’re willing to pay some extra for having it handmade, there are plenty of people who would be ready to make you one.
(And now that you brought it up, you made me semi-seriously consider actually getting one made. I have a bunch of friends and friends of friends who have cosplay as a hobby, so I might be able to get it cheaper than by going through a professional. Hmm… then I’d only need to decide on the equations I wanted on it.)
I have a half-face mask along those lines made for me by an ex-girlfriend. Sadly, she was not a mathematician, so the specific formulae aren’t of much interest. Nice to have for the occasional costumed ball, though.
I met a bloke once who had Euclid’s proof of Pythagoras’ theorem tattooed on his arm, and got into a drunken argument with him about whether or not he should have chosen a more elegant proof.