re: fundamental theorem of algebra

["John Baez" <baez@math.ucr.edu>]

A couple of mistakes.  I wrote:

>I really doubt those authors were unaware of the topological proof
>of the fundamental theorem of calculus in 1987.

I meant "fundamental theorem of algebra".

>Gauss argues that far from the origin, S and T are smooth curves.
>Because the leading term of the polynomial dominates the rest,
>each of these curves intersects any sufficiently large circle
>transversely at n points.

Should be: any sufficiently large circle centered at the origin.

Best,
jb