Category Archives: Math

How to Solve it (II)

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Jean Joseph

In the sixth section, Polya expounds more on the value of the questions and suggestions mentioned in the previous sections. He opens the section by mentioning that kind of thinking involved in solving a problem is rather nonlinear, where an … Continue reading →

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The Journey to Hosting the Olympics

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Stephanie Blanda

As the 2014 Winter Olympics begins to wind down, you may wonder how the Olympic host city was chosen. The process began all the way back in 2005, when potential host cities were asked to submit their applications to the … Continue reading →

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Sierpiński Or Bust

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Avery Carr

The legendary math Universalist, Henri Poincare, once said, “ Mathematicians do not study objects, but relations between objects.”  Inspired by subtle patterns that emanate from an abyss of ostensible chaos, mathematicians manifest these words by exploring relations within algebraic and … Continue reading →

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Mathematics Awareness Month

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Tyler Clark

April 2014 is Mathematics Awareness Month. The organizing committee will be releasing a different activity related to the 30 smaller images on the poster to the left. It is a great way to spread the joy of mathematics. What will you … Continue reading →

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How to Solve it (Part I)

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Jean Joseph

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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