Category Archives: General

How to Solve it (Part I)

I plan to discuss, summarize, or comment several sections of G. Polya’s How to Solve it: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method; I may do all of the above in one article because it seems to me that one tends … Continue reading

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Mathematical Card Game

At the Joint Meetings, I have been able to meet many interesting people, including freelance author, Dana Mackenzie. If you look at his webpage, you can see that he has written lots of math related articles and books. One particularly … Continue reading

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Three Forces Too Many

Patterns are inexplicably tucked under the fabric of natural existence.   Sometimes, with keen intuition and a strong analytical skill set, mathematical and theoretical physicists peel away the layers of entrancement exposing an ornate and cohesive structure underlying reality.   Whether it … Continue reading

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Koch Snowflake

With the the official start of winter, many of us are going to be seeing more snow. But not all snowflakes are cold and wet. The Koch snowflake, first introduced by Swedish mathematician Niels Fabian Helge von Koch in his … Continue reading

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A Poem

Here’s a poem by mathematician and astronomer Omar Khayyam: VIII Whether at Naishapur or Babylon, Whether the Cup with sweet or bitter run, The Wine of Life keeps oozing drop by drop, The Leaves of Life keep falling one by one. … Continue reading

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