tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post7384724332831526425..comments2024-03-29T09:21:43.016-04:00Comments on Today's Little Ditty: DMC: "The Hailstone Sequence" by Matt Forrest EsenwineMichelle Heidenrich Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-44549573269343041922014-10-14T20:18:30.362-04:002014-10-14T20:18:30.362-04:00I didn't get how brilliant this was until I tr...I didn't get how brilliant this was until I tried to write a zeno--and realized that the syllable count of the form (8,4,2,1,4,2,1,4,2,1) matches the numbers in a hailstone sequence. Wowzer, Matt!Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-62567657852336267882014-10-09T03:32:22.392-04:002014-10-09T03:32:22.392-04:00Nice job, Matt! This looks extremely challenging, ...Nice job, Matt! This looks extremely challenging, plus there's that math angle. Shudder. I think you did Pat's form proud, though. :)Renee LaTulippehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01312695417155507664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-63682319500721732722014-10-06T21:36:47.064-04:002014-10-06T21:36:47.064-04:00Thanks again, everyone - I appreciate you taking t...Thanks again, everyone - I appreciate you taking the time to comment!Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-72609729003137852812014-10-06T21:01:02.738-04:002014-10-06T21:01:02.738-04:00Wow, Matt! Your poem is like two puzzles in one.....Wow, Matt! Your poem is like two puzzles in one...a zeno about The Hailstone Sequence. (And until Michelle's post with J. Patrick Lewis and your poem today, I had no idea about either one :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-90925517155134539572014-10-06T19:17:59.248-04:002014-10-06T19:17:59.248-04:00A mathematical poem formula leads to a mathematica...A mathematical poem formula leads to a mathematical poem. Great! Nice exemplar for my students. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-18990508563143949232014-10-06T17:03:54.560-04:002014-10-06T17:03:54.560-04:00You learn something new everyday. Thanks, Matt. Gr...You learn something new everyday. Thanks, Matt. Great poem. :)<br />Gayle C. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574871777672680761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-15471294051201310662014-10-06T16:33:29.203-04:002014-10-06T16:33:29.203-04:00Interesting form. I will give this a try. Thanks f...Interesting form. I will give this a try. Thanks for the post. Rosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294774973863802821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-42253873291718910502014-10-06T16:26:23.108-04:002014-10-06T16:26:23.108-04:00Glad to know what a hailstone sequence is Matt--co...Glad to know what a hailstone sequence is Matt--cool mathematical sequence, equally cool poem!Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-51156294392865917722014-10-06T14:11:46.262-04:002014-10-06T14:11:46.262-04:00Thanks, folks! Definitely one of the harder forms ...Thanks, folks! Definitely one of the harder forms to work with, but a lot of fun!Matt Forrest Esenwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230063389130167424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-20455506717408836002014-10-06T10:00:07.435-04:002014-10-06T10:00:07.435-04:00A perfect way to start off this month's zeno f...A perfect way to start off this month's zeno fest, Matt! Zeno of Elea would be proud.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-13218558080427955852014-10-06T08:12:09.441-04:002014-10-06T08:12:09.441-04:00This challenge is not easy! And you've not onl...This challenge is not easy! And you've not only written it well, but intrigued us with the math problem. I like that (hence, the name).Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-17963039633695489512014-10-06T07:31:42.678-04:002014-10-06T07:31:42.678-04:00I googled "hailstone sequence" to find o...I googled "hailstone sequence" to find out a little more about them -- so cool! Nicely done, Matt. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.com