Category Archives: Mathematics in Society

Odd Weird Numbers

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Avery Carr

Common intuition is a clandestine notion hidden behind the wall of mathematical formalism.  Elaborate systems that dispose of specification in favor of complete abstraction are merely derived from basic understanding.   Axiomatic truths build elegant mathematical structures layered by bricks of … Continue reading →

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The Lonely Runner Conjecture

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Avery Carr

The eminent mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss once said, “Mathematics is the queen of the sciences.”   Considering this statement to be true, it is easy to see the span of her kingdom.  From the design of airplane wings to the ever increasing … Continue reading →

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Ramanujan’s Taxicab Number

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Avery Carr

Mathematical discoveries are not always birthed in the delivery room of revolutionary thinking.  Often times, they are found in small interactions that emerge from casual conversations.  Throughout history, the frontiers of mathematics have been riddled with concepts protruding from the … Continue reading →

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The Problem Of Brocard

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Avery Carr

Down through the river of time, rapids of mathematical imagination have emerged curving the path of linear thought.   Often times, problems arising from these rocky waters branch off into smaller streams and drift indefinitely avoiding the trappings of resolution.  One … Continue reading →

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The Collatz Conjecture

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Avery Carr

Mathematical inquiry can lead down jagged paths hewed deeply in the landscape of abstract thought. The English cleric Charles Caleb Colton once said, “The study of mathematics, like the Nile, begins in minuteness but ends in magnificence.” This magnificence can … Continue reading →

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