"Excellent answers all of them, Ms. Kay, Ms. Arbon, and Ms. Rey." He said, writing their answers on the board. "Indeed, we studied prime numbers during the last lecture, and prime numbers are important because they are the building blocks of all integers, save for two: 1 and 0." He turned around and faced the class.
"Now, can anyone tell me any mathematical properties of either 0 or 1. We will examine their magical significance in a moment." He leaned against the desk, waiting for students to begin answering. |