Albion College Mathematics and Computer Science Department

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The Mathematics and Computer Science Department at Albion College includes the disciplines of pure and applied mathematics, computer science, and statistics. The department offers majors and minors in Mathematics and Computer Science. See our links on the left for more details.

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For further information contact:
David Seely, Acting Chair
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Albion College
Albion, Michigan 49224-5013
mathcs@albion.edu
(517) 629-0361

Food for Thought

Does 0 = 1?

Consider the following:

0 = (1 - 1) + (1 - 1) + (1 - 1) + . . .
regrouping parentheses,
= 1 + (-1 + 1) + (-1 + 1) + (-1 + 1) + . . .
simplifying,
= 1 + 0 + 0 + 0 + . . .
simplifying,
= 1.
Therefore, 0 = 1.

Is 0 really equal to 1?

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