Monthly Archives: June 2016

Mathematicians On A Plane

Posted on June 27, 2016 by annahaensch

Forgive the obvious humble brag, but all the traveling I’ve done this summer has me worn out. I’m posting to you from Hamburg today, where I’m enjoying some interstitial time between conferences. To most mathematicians, summer means travel, and travel … Continue reading →

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The Intrepid Mathematician

Posted on June 21, 2016 by annahaensch

And that’s how The Intrepid Mathematician got me hooked. Anthony Bonato, a math professor at Ryerson University in Toronto who specializes in network theory, writes this blog dedicated to the teaching, learning, living and loving of math, as well as … Continue reading →

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2, 4, 6, 8, It’s Almost Time to Tessellate

Posted on June 13, 2016 by evelynjlamb

This Friday, June 17, is the inaugural World Tessellation Day. I am normally skeptical of attempts to create new holidays, but I am so fond of filling up the plane with shapes that I just can’t help myself. Emily Grosvenor … Continue reading →

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Enchanted

Posted on June 7, 2016 by evelynjlamb

There are only 12 posts on Jim Propp’s blog Mathematical Enchantments so far, and they are all superb. Propp is a professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and his blog is different from a lot of blogs I read. … Continue reading →

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