Tag Archives: mathematics and the arts

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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The Social Side of Mathematics

Posted on February 19, 2015 by evelynjlamb

Samantha Oestreicher is a recent Ph.D. in applied mathematics. She’s been blogging about social mathematics since 2007, but I only discovered her blog in December when she started a series of posts about math and tap dancing. She describes a … Continue reading →

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