Hola MaHigh School Volume 8, issue 3, March 2019
Why 27 April?
e h T m o d e e Fr y a D e u Iss
Freedom Day: what does it mean?
SciFest 2019
Gauteng, home to Africa’s economic powerhouse, Johannesburg, boasts an exciting mix of urban lifestyle, diverse cultural and natural attractions, as well as advanced infrastructure. Call us and we’ll show you why Gauteng in South Africa is the perfect location to bring your big idea to vibrant, colourful life.
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Editor’s Letter
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Contributors
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Holler at us
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Freedom Day
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Freedom Day I was there
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Why 27 April?
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Freedom Park Survey
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what is is all about?
t en Month of April
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Food Security
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Bell Burnell Fund
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Body Image
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Scifest 2019
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Conspiracy! Math - Glorious Math
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We need writers
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Off to the movies
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Next Issue
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Sybil Otterstrom Editor and CEO
Welcome to the March edition of your favourite magazine: Hola MaHigh-School. April is of course a lot of things, but it is surely Freedom Day. We have given you a few insights, even an interview with one ‘who was there’. ‘I was there’ is also reflected in the article on Scifest Africa 2019. It is a great thing and I hope for all that we can visit next year. Masiziba talks about body image There I need to giggle a bit. And for once we have dropped Brexit. It goes too fast. But we have the conspiracies and ... GOOD READ!
South West Gauteng TVET College Profile South West Gauteng College is a public Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), formerly, FET college, operating under the auspices of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) in terms of the Continuing Education and Training Act, Act No.16 of 2006, as amended. The College is accredited by Umalusi and several Sector Education and Training Authorities (Seta’s) to offer education and training, mostly in the FET band (NQF Level 2 to 4). Some programmes are offered in the Higher Education band i.e. the N4 to N6 levels. With its head office located at Molapo Campus, Soweto and campuses spread through Soweto (3) to Roodepoort (2) and Randburg (1),Including the “LAND IS WEALTH FARM” in Sterkfontein, the College is a real citadel of education and training for communities in its wide catchment area and beyond. With the Distance learning and e-learning mode, driven through the Technisa Campus in Randburg, it is no exaggeration to say “we now surface everywhere!” Starting from 2007, the (FET )TVET colleges have been offering the new three year TVET curriculum, which culminates in the awarding of the National Certificate (Vocational) [NC (V)] to students. This qualification is opening two doors to the successful students. Since their education will have had a deliberate vocational slant, the students completing the NC (V) Level 4 qualification are able to enter the job market. The first cohort of NC (V) graduates came out at the end of 2009 and was received well by the economy. The Level 4 NC (V) graduates are also able to proceed to the Higher Education and pursue some post-NQF Level 4 education at Universities or Universities of Technology, depending on their results in Level 4. If they choose this route, they do so on a very strong technical foundation, which they have obtained from their three years at the College. The entry requirements for Higher Education for students who have completed NC (V) Level 4 qualification can be obtained from the College’s Student Support or Marketing Offices and in the College Prospectus. The important thing is that if one wants to follow a vocational direction, either in Engineering Studies, Business Studies, or Utility Studies, one does not need to stay at school until one has passed Grade 12, since colleges are offering a three-year vocational qualification. To enrol for this qualification, one only needs to have passed the minimum of Grade 9, but the qualification is more suitable for learners with a higher school grade, e.g. Grade 11 or even Grade 12. The qualification will give students vocational training culminating in an NQF Level 4 qualification, which will open doors to the world of work for them. Students are not able to enter this National Certificate (Vocational) at Level 3 or Level 4, even if they have passed Grade 11 or 12 at school. They have to start this qualification at Level 2, and continue with it for three years, until they complete the NQF Level 4 NC (V) qualification, which is where they will be awarded the NC (V) certificate. The Department of Higher Education and Training has also made millions of rands available for bursaries. Any NC (V) student may apply for a bursary, subject to a means test. The means test determines if the student is needy and therefore qualifies for assistance in the form of a bursary. The bursary does not only consider economic need, it also factors in the student’s scholastic academic capability. So, good performance (results), after enrolment, guarantees continuation of the bursary until completion. The DHET bursaries also cover N-courses for needy and academically capable students. It is a condition of the bursary that the recipients commit to their studies and attend their lectures and classes regularly. The drastic skills shortage in the economy has resulted in the Department allowing colleges to continue enrolling students in the N-courses (Report 191 NATED Courses) in Engineering, from N1-N6 and N4 to N6 in Business Studies and Utility Studies. This arrangement is not intended to dissuade students from NC (V) to N-courses, even though the N-courses appear shorter than the NC (V) on the surface. Prospective students must note that whereas the NC (V) is a complete qualification incorporating some practical learning in a workplace, after completing N6 at the College, for a student to be awarded an N6 Diploma, he/she must find a workplace to do experiential learning for a period of 18 months. Work hard and make our Top Ten Student List college-wide and possibly join a fully sponsored study excursion to our partner college in Holland!
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National Curriculum (Vocational) [NC (V)]: Levels 2 - 4 Finance Economics & Accounting | Management | Marketing | Office Administration
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Meet our contributors Masiziba Hadebe is a final year Agricultural Economics student at the University of the Free State (UFS). She is driven to make a change and is a passionate volunteer for community projects. She loves reading and writing about science, agriculture and anything in between. She believes you can wear a smile whatever the weather! My name is Marcia Ramodike a 22 year young lady from Limpopo Tzaneen at lenyenye. Besides being a student at the university of the free state i am also an author. I am passionate about writing and i live to give hope and wish to change the world. I love reading and in most of my time i write my favourite book is ‘Her Mothers Hope by Francine Rivers and favourite quote is when the caterpillar thought it was the end of the world it turned into a butterfly My name is Fikile Unifire Zulu. I’m a career driven, bold, diligent, go-getter and self-motivated young lady from Evaton West in the Vaal Triangle. I’m a firm believer in reading because it nurtures ones’ mind and makes you see the world from a new perspective. I co-founded a non-profit organistation I love relaxing with nothing but a book and I enjoy writing.
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Freedom Day
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A lot has happened . Yes. The first dem ocratic inclusive el was 27 April 1994 ection . That is why we m ade it into a public holiday. Read on and know why it was that da y.
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e constitution Now we are gettin g technical: We had an interim constitution from 1993. It was basica ensure we had a fr lly to amework for cond ucting elections. The first parliamen t wrote the constit ution which was fin signed off by Pres ally ident Mandela on 18 December 1996 . It came into effect on 4 February 1997 . And the voting s
tuff?
you are 16. This is easy! at you can do from Th r. te vo a as er e 18. You must regist from when you ar te vo ly on n ca u However: Yo green bardoded ID a ith w en tiz ci an h Afric You must be a Sout Identity Certificate ry ra po m Te R O ID d book OR Smartcar ipal e years and munic fiv y er ev ns tio ec nal el We do have natio dates. ars. But not same ye e fiv y er ev ns electio
Next election: 8 May 2019
Freedom Day
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27 April 1994. THAT was a very strange day. It was the day. THE day. Not just any other ordinary day. I think it was a Tuesday, but that I am not so sure about. For the first time I was going to cast my vote. To be a real citizen. To feel that I had the power to determine where we should be going. To be a part of something bigger. I can remember that the day before was still a nice sunny day, reasonable warm. ‌ and then 27 April 1994. Not only was it cold. It was freezing! And then I saw the queue. So we all stood in the queue and waited. Waiting for long in say Checkers would typically get everyone to complain. But not this day! It was the feeling that we were all in it together. It felt as though a heavy burden had been lifted off my shoulders. It felt as though my heart was going to explode when I saw all of us wanting to do our duty as citizens.
It was not the coffee, really. But smiling and laughing. Common fe
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emember I was warmly clad – thanks to my husband. I had to admire the lady dressed in a summer dress, the one she could have used yesterday, but not this day. That one with people turning blue of cold – well, yes – it is the truth. Then we had the big burly old man who was a bit loud. In another occasion we would probably have rolled our eyes as he could dominate a conversation 200 m down the road. But not this day! It felt good to hear him claiming to be free, even when his voice broke a bit. Emotions ran high that day. Exactly that day! We laughed when one told us that he spoke to his brother in Zimbabwe, attending an exhibition in Harare. They had got the new flag but were not sure what was up and what was down. Exactly that day! My dearest husband had nipped back home and arrived with hot flasks of hot coffee, gallons of coffee, and some biscuits.so we all got to drink hot coffee, all of us around me.
it warmed me to see us all eeling of ‘it is over’.
that day!
Voted in the top 10 of the most strikingly architecturally beautiful museums in the world, Freedom Park is breathtakingly spectacular. A vantage point that offers visitors a spectacular panoramic view of our city and beyond, visitors are guaranteed to stand in awe at the contrasting view, offering the opposites of our world. Lauded for its effortless beauty, Freedom Park is the perfect hidden venue for all events, as people escape the bustle of the city and enjoy the serenity and peace of the surrounding nature. Amidst the enchanting architecture, Freedom Park helps create unforgettable memories. Why not experience it for yourself! www.freedompark.co.za | call: +27 12 336 4000
What is Freedom Park? This is all from their website: Freedom Park celebrates South Africa’s heritage. It is a centre of knowledge aimed at deepening the understanding of the nation. It strives to accommodate all of the country’s experiences and symbols to tell one coherent story. Freedom Park is a national and international site that celebrates the ideals of liberty, diversity and human rights. Freedom Park is a cultural institution housing a museum and a memorial dedicated to chronicling and honouring the many who contributed to South Africa’s liberation. The museum aims to preserve and narrate the story of the African continent, and specifically South Africa, from the dawn of humanity, through pre-colonial, colonial and apartheid history and heritage, to the post-apartheid nation of today. It is a long walk, spanning some 3.6 billion years. Vision To be a leading national and international icon of humanity and freedom. Mission To provide a pioneering and empowering heritage destination in order to mobilise for reconciliation and nation building in our country; To reflect upon our past, improving our present and building our future as a united nation; and To contribute continentally and internationally to the formation of better human understanding among nations and peoples; The Freedom Park cultural precinct: • Advocates for tolerance, inclusivity, transparency, and accountability; • Archives and preserves South Africa’s indigenous knowledge; • Tells the South African story as it unfolds; • Honours those who gave their lives for South Africa’s freedom; • Provides a place where visitors can experience the diversity of our history and remember loved ones who played a role in the country’s history; • Provides a venue where South Africa’s unique heritage and cultures can be remembered, cherished and celebrated; • Fosters a South African community spirit, by being a symbol of unity through diversity; and, • Works with African and other international institutions to tell the story of Africa from an African perspective.
Why exactly 27 April 1994?
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t was a Wednesday. But why not 28 April? Or sometime in May? Or what was wrong with February?
s horrible as it is, I have not found any reference to why it was exactly that day. I have a suspicion it was agreed because it was close to Easter and we could get a row of holidays. But that is just my interpretation.
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have asked around and nobody can give me any clue at all.
t leads into the conclusion: is there no plan behind those ‘big’ days in history?
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S constitution was signed Monday 17 September, 1787. It came into effect 4 March 1789. Why these dates? It just happened.
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agna Carta: This is even more ‘left-field’: on 10 June 1215 ‘Evil’ King John got presented with the demands from the rebel barons. Then a bit of haggling about the text which was refined into something useful. 15 June 1215 the text was ready. Probably took some time to make it look nice and final signature 19 June 1215.
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uess what? I think it is all coincidence.
Message to all students from
Listen to this: Freedom Park has a survey. Please take a few minutes to do it. https://survey.zohopublic.com /zs/osCsQG
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A lot is happening in April. We have April Fool’s Day, Easter and a lot of other things. The one’s I have picked are World Malaria Day – 25 April and International Jazz day on 30 April International Jazz Day – 30 April. No, it is not 1 April – LOL. And I like this one. Jazz day. It is a UN recognised day. The goal is: “to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe.” The chair is Herbie Hancock. It started as recent as 2011, but it is surely gaining traction. 2017 was in Havana Cuba (wish I could have been there) 2018 was St. Petersburg in Russia 2019 will be in Australia. It has and is celebrated in all the ‘jazz’ countries worldwide and cities with a clear jazz flavour are there: Osaka, Washington, Paris, New Orleans, Istanbul, Copenhagen and many more. Listen to Herbie Hancock? Here is the chance: click and enjoy!
World Malaria Day – 25 April.
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iki says: “World Malaria Day (WMD) is an international observance commemorated every year on 25 April and recognizes global efforts to control malaria. Globally, 3.3 billion people in 106 countries are at risk of malaria. In 2012, malaria caused an estimated 627,000 deaths, mostly among African children. Asia, Latin America, and to a lesser extent the Middle East and parts of Europe are also affected.
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hat is Malaria? Malaria is a single-celled parasite which travels in the blood stream to the liver whey it multiplies. The parasite is the one causing the harm: fever, vomiting and also death in extreme cases.
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ow do I get it? The parasite is introduced into the blood stream by the female anopheles mosquito and only at certain times of the year. The parasite is living in the mosquito.
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ny cure? Well, yes. There are indeed drugs to be used and these do work. However, the sad truth is that a lot of the malaria strains are now resistant to the drugs available. That means that malaria is indeed still very serious.
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vailability of medication? That is the problem. In too many cases, it is the poorest countries and areas we find Malaria. That means that the treatment is non-existent. Look at the infection rate and death rates.
Food Se Does food distribution in a region determine the level of Food Security for the region?
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ood distribution is a process in which a general population is supplied with food. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) considers food distribution as a subset of the food system. The process and methodology behind food distribution varies by location. This then means that the factors affecting food distribution influence the level of food security in the area.
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here are various risk factors that can affect food distribution. War, economic failure, political problems, and weather conditions all play a role in determining the efficiency of any food system.
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wo recent examples of war and economic failure impacting food distribution includes the decline of food distribution in Japan during World War II and food recession in Sub-Saharan Africa during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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he heart of the political problems and economic failures affecting food distribution included poor agricultural pricing and a lack of state involvement with rural development. In other words, food was produced but the distribution thereof was poor.
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he weather and environmental issues regarding the Sub-Saharan African food distribution crisis also have roots in failed colonial policy. Labour migration cycles used during colonial times were ecologically damaging to the local environment and failed to create new areas for growing crops.
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his I found right now on BBC online. A unique bursary for female and black students to become physics researchers.
irst of all: It is in the UK. I don’t know if it is also for South Africans, but it could just be worth trying. Anyway, it is so new so the criteria have not been worked out yet.
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ere is the background: Prof Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered pulsars (look it up!) in 1967. Different world at that time! Her male colleagues were awarded the Nobel prize, not her. Finally, she gets the recognition in September 2018.
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Who is Dame Bell Burnell? Dame Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell is an astrophysicist from Northern Ireland who, as a postgraduate student, co-discovered the first radio pulsars in 1967. She was credited with “one of the most significant scientific achievements of the 20th century”. The discovery was recognised by the award of the 1974 Nobel Prize in Physics, but despite the fact that she was the first to observe the pulsars, Bell was not one of the recipients of the prize.
Unpacking body image
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t is how you feel about your body, including your height, s body as you move. It also includes how you physically expe
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positive body image results in emotional awareness and ficult situations, handle adversity, and remain productive you your body is not perfect.
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New research — led by Jennifer Mills, an associate professor ada, and Jacqueline Hogue, a Ph.D. student in the departmen self-perceived body image of young women. Mills and Hogu
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The results revealed that after interacting with attractive pee as interacting with family members did not have any bearing
“Social media engagement with attractive peers increases ne
Learning to accept yourself and your body—or even ju most important personal skills for the mind. You are
you see in the mirror?
ou look in the mirror or when you picture yourself in your mind. It enwn appearance (including your memories, assumptions, and generaliza-
shape, and weight. It is how you sense and control your erience or feel in your body.
al to many aspects of your life. In fact, research has proven ng more confidence in yourself and your abilities.
d self-control, called emotional stability. It means you can withstand dife and capable throughout even though you may face situations that tell
research done!
e yourself compared to people on social media.
r in the Department of Psychology at York University in Toronto, Cannt’s Clinical Program — examined the effects of social media on the ue published their findings in the journal Body Image.
een 18 and 27 after logging into Facebook and Instagram.
ers, the women’s perceptions of their own appearance changed, whereg on their body image.
egative state body image,” explained the researchers.
ust to give yourself a break every now and then—is one of the beautiful.
Masiziba Hadebe
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ast month, Scifest Africa celebrated its 23rd anniversary as South Africa’s National Science Festival. The annual week-long event was held from 6-12 March in Makhanda in the Eastern Cape.
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he theme for 2019 was “Discover Your Element”, which celebrated the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements, as was proclaimed by the United Nations. The theme also celebrated several anniversaries in the history of chemistry including the 150th anniversary of the periodic table’s creation by Dmitri Mendeleev in 1869, 350 years since the discovery of phosphorous, the categorisation of 33 elements in 1789 by Lavoiser’s and Döbereiner’s law of triads in 1829.
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hile the theme was chemistry orientated, it also encouraged visitors to explore the many exciting exhibitions and workshops that took place to uncover their passion within the field of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and STEAMI (which includes Agriculture/Arts as well as Innovation).
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or the first time in Scifest Africa’s history, the 2019 festival welcomed a Curator. Dr Stephen Ashworth from the University of East Anglia (UK). Dr Ashworth has acquired a legendary status by many who have attended Scifest over the years for his well-known show ‘Kitchen Chemistry’ and his workshop ‘Make your own slime’.
Science
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r Ashworth, along with the Royal Society of Chemistry, collaborated with Scifest Africa for the installation of a colourful and interactive table of periodic elements, which was displayed on a wall in the main festival venue.
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highlight for many senior learners who attend the science festival every year is the Rhodes University High School Quiz. Science boffins from schools across the country form teams who go through preliminary rounds before being selected as Junior and Senior finalists for the final round which takes place during Scifest. Each member of the winning team in the Senior final receives a scholarship to study Science at Rhodes University for a year.
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he 2019 festival welcomed 44,511 visitors from all nine provinces, including learners from 233 schools around the country and internationally. The 60 exhibitions and 465 events on the official programme were presented by 231 contributors from 70 participating organisations within the South African and international STI sector.
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he Scifest Africa team has already begun their preparations for 2020 and will soon be releasing the theme and dates for next year’s festival.
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ere is another bit of real science: Pure mathematics! It is the study of mathematic principles not necessari sense of the word.
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ound weird? Well, it is.
here is a distinction between applied mathematics and where the work can be related to something real-life. one of the first public-key cryptosystems and is widely us is based on the practical difficulty of the factorization of problem”. So that was useful!
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xample of something ‘weird’? Wiki says:
he Banach–Tarski paradox is a theorem in set-theoret ball in 3 dimensional space, there exists a decomposit which can then be put back together in a different way to
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ndeed, the reassembly process involves only moving th their shape.
he reason the Banach–Tarski theorem is called a parad bling the ball” by dividing it into parts and moving the stretching, bending, or adding new points, seems to be im speaking, to preserve the volume.
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he intuition that such operations preserve volumes is formal definition of volumes.
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ily related to anything practical or useful in the classic
d pure mathematics. Applied mathematics (surprise!) is Example from Wiki: “RSA (Rivest–Shamir–Adleman) is sed for secure data transmission. In RSA, the asymmetry the product of two large prime numbers, the “factoring
tic geometry, which states the following: Given a solid tion of the ball into a finite number of disjoint subsets, o yield two identical copies of the original ball.
he pieces around and rotating them without changing
dox is that it contradicts basic geometric intuition. “Douem around by rotations and translations, without any mpossible, since all these operations ought, intuitively not mathematically absurd and it is even included in the
hich can make use of this paradox!
een applied math and pure math.
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