How to make calculus easy

Axiomatic proofs (like Russell’s 378 page proof of 1+1=2) add zilch to the practical value of math in a grocer’s shop, but they make math excessively difficult. The purported “superiority” of axiomatic proofs is a church superstition which was politically convenient to the Crusading church in developing its rational theology Read more…

“Euclid” must fall: racism, the church, and the axiomatic method (collected resources)

(Keynote Tübingen/Pretoria 13 May 2021. Related articles now online.) Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAP1BcK8mLE Presentation: http://ckraju.net/papers/presentations/Euclid-must-fall.html Articles: Part 1: Racist prejudice and the false history of “Greek” achievements in math and science Abstract.To eliminate racist prejudices, it is necessary to identify the root cause(s) of racism. American slavery preceded racism, and was closely Read more…