Four Quotient Set Gems

Bryan Brown, Michael Dairyko, Stephan Ramon Garcia, Bob Lutz, Michael Someck
2014 The American mathematical monthly  
Our aim in this note is to present four remarkable facts about quotient sets. These observations seem to have been overlooked by the MONTHLY, despite its intense coverage of quotient sets over the years. BOB LUTZ is a recent graduate from Pomona College and a Ph.D. student in mathematics at the University of Michigan. An ardent gourmand and sometimes-author, he aspires to teach at a liberal arts college one day, but is tempted by the more stable prospect of a career in food blogging. MICHAEL
more » ... ECK is a junior mathematics and philosophy double major at Pomona College, currently spending a year abroad at the University of Oxford. He is interested in the ways in which mathematicians and philosophers often use the same tool, logic, to solve completely different problems. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, spending time with friends, reading a good book, or relaxing at a beach in his hometown of San Diego.
doi:10.4169/amer.math.monthly.121.07.590 fatcat:jy2b64enmfhajkbmvvg62fovki