Tag Archives: poetry

“Combinatorics and more”: A Tour

Gil Kalai writes the “Combinatorics and more” blog. I find many of his posts on the blog to be detailed and nicely structured. Here are just a few of the recent ones I enjoyed. “Possible future Polymath projects (2009, 2021)” … Continue reading

Posted in Blogs, Combinatorics, people in math, Recreational Mathematics | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on “Combinatorics and more”: A Tour

A Tour of Intersections: Poetry with Mathematics

I don’t know about you, but between coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and political discussions looking ahead to this year’s presidential elections, I have been encountering a lot of stress-inducing content lately. Reading poetry is a welcome break from that, … Continue reading

Posted in Current Events, Math Communication, Math Education, Mathematics and the Arts, people in math, Recreational Mathematics, women in math | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

How to Celebrate Math Poetry Month

April is the intersection of Math Awareness Month and National Poetry Month, so obviously we are all celebrating Math Poetry Month. Some of my favorite posts on Roots of Unity have been about poetry. This year, I posted “In Praise of Fractals” … Continue reading

Posted in Mathematics and the Arts | Tagged , | 3 Comments

You Were on the Moon: Astropoetry from Tychogirl

After my last post about one-syllable math, I tried my hand at a proof of the math fact of Rolle in short words. The constraints and focus on words themselves got me thinking about mathematics in a way I usually … Continue reading

Posted in Mathematics and the Arts | Tagged , , | Comments Off on You Were on the Moon: Astropoetry from Tychogirl

The Poetry of Calculus (The Calculus of Poetry?)

Right now I’m driving from Chicago to Salt Lake City to start a job at the University of Utah. My route has taken me past a lot of silos and water towers, which naturally make me think of related rates. … Continue reading

Posted in Mathematics and the Arts | Tagged , , | Comments Off on The Poetry of Calculus (The Calculus of Poetry?)