tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9633767.post3724271044254781535..comments2024-03-18T06:11:04.848-07:00Comments on The Curious Wavefunction: Woodward on the difference between mathematics and chemistryWavefunctionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14993805391653267639noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9633767.post-14694010530539310202011-02-24T12:39:46.327-08:002011-02-24T12:39:46.327-08:00Awesome post!Awesome post!DrFreddyhttp://syntheticremarks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9633767.post-75877881391570822822011-02-18T10:11:28.384-08:002011-02-18T10:11:28.384-08:00True, that was just an analogy. The point was that...True, that was just an analogy. The point was that 'truth' is murkier, which also makes the whole thing more interesting. A better exception may be to the statement that "alkali metals form positive ions" or "electron withdrawing groups direct meta substitution".Wavefunctionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14993805391653267639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9633767.post-75197435143506574632011-02-18T09:25:36.236-08:002011-02-18T09:25:36.236-08:00while logic may apply in both math and chemistry, ...<i>while logic may apply in both math and chemistry, in chemistry you could find exceptions (as James has nicely documented)</i><br /><br />The examples posted by James are not "exceptions" to the rule, they illustrate the the "rule" is not as simple as one would like. While these may be annoying to the undergraduate who is having trouble memorizing reactivity patterns, they illustrate the need for complete understanding.paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9633767.post-43179619186941255912011-02-18T06:33:06.728-08:002011-02-18T06:33:06.728-08:00Great post! Thanks.Great post! Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com