Category Archives: Math

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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How do you eat your corn?

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Tyler Clark

In August 2010, there was a post on a blog titled Analysis vs Algebra predicts eating corn? The author mentions an observation that analysts eat their corn a certain way and algebraists eat it a different way. One way was to munch … Continue reading →

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Mathematical Terms

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Tyler Clark

Earlier today, I was talking with someone who brought up “eigenvalues.” I answered their questions; however, I realized that I had no clue where the word comes from or what it really insinuates. In fact, there are many math terms … Continue reading →

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What Do We Do!?!

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Tyler Clark

On November 28, @MathUpdate tweeted a link to a Quora topic titled What do grad students in math do all day? Khalid Kalbat suggested a Big Bang Theory segment as an explanation.

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Machines or us?

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Jean Joseph

Some people claim that there needs to be a computer or some machine to do this or that for them, and over the years, it seems this agenda has been able to be carried out since many things they used … Continue reading →

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