User talk:Ashley J. Ballard

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Cardinality

Hi Ashley. I just saw the page on cardinality that you wrote. Very nice work, thank you. Unfortunately, I know nothing about set theory, so all I could do is add some links. However, I do wonder about the formula

${\mathfrak {a}}+{\mathfrak {b}}={\mathfrak {a\cdot b}}=\max({\mathfrak {a}},{\mathfrak {b}}).$

That does not seem to be true for finite cardinal numbers. Is there perhaps some condition on the cardinal numbers that I overlooked? -- Jitse Niesen 13:14, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Yes, of course, you're right! That was a bit silly of me. It doesn't work if they are both finite, or if either of them is 0, but otherwise it's true. Ashley J. Ballard 04:56, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Category theory

Hello Ashley, please have a look at my three recent edits concerning Category theory.
Talk:Category theory‎ (→The definition of a category: new section)
Talk:Category theory‎ (→Tray example: Interpreting the tray example and morphism vs. map.)
Talk:Category theory‎ (→English, please?: Terminology beyond "beginning college math".)
Thanks, ... Peter Lyall Easthope 00:00, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

Hi Peter. Sorry I didn't respond. I'm in the middle of my exams right now, so I don't have a whole lot of time.Ashley J. Ballard 21:22, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

No problem. Leave it until exams are finished, ... Peter Lyall Easthope 15:27, 3 June 2009 (UTC)