Category Archives: Math in Pop Culture

Mathematics of Planet Earth

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Tyler Clark

Kaisa Taipale informed me that it is the year of the mathematics of planet earth. Kaisa has created a website (http://www.earthcalculus.com) with various resources for calculus regarding earth. Some of these include Aquifers and Rate of Change Drugs in Our … Continue reading →

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The Musical and the Mathematical

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Jean Joseph

Not too long ago, I happened to listen to Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 2; I think there was more emphasis on creating elaborate patterns of sounds than on producing what some call “nice” music. As a result, enjoyment from listening … Continue reading →

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ABC Conjecture

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Derek Smith

An exciting story has developed over the past few months. In August 2012, after months of rumors, the mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki rounded out a series of papers which he claims prove the ABC Conjecture: For every ε > 0, there … Continue reading →

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Spongebob’s House

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Tyler Clark

I just ran across a video by Vi Hart titled Open Letter to Nickelodeon, Re: Spongebob’s Pineapple Under the Sea. (see the video below.) In this video, Vi brings up many interesting characteristics of pineapples. She also claims that it is … Continue reading →

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The Man Who Loved Only Numbers

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Tyler Clark

In 2011, I had the opportunity to travel to Memphis, TN to attend the Paul Erdös Memorial Lecture Series. Earlier this week, I finally got around to reading Paul Hoffman’s biography of Erdös entitled The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The … Continue reading →

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