Category Archives: Mathematics Online

Math Linkspam

For this post, I thought I would share some math-related links I’ve enjoyed lately. The fun part of writing this was that compiling the links made me think about how many different areas math really impacts—you can find it in … Continue reading

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Mathematics of Planet Earth

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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48th Known Mersenne Prime Discovered

Details from the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search: On January 25th, prolific GIMPS contributor Dr. Curtis Cooper discovered the 48th known Mersenne prime, 257,885,161-1, a 17,425,170 digit number. This find shatters the previous record prime number of 12,978,189 digits, also … Continue reading

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The Not-So-Strange Case of Dr. Gowers and Mr. Hyde

Last year at this time, Timothy Gowers famously used his blog to voice discontent towards the publishing practices of Elsevier. Two posts in recent days provide a glimpse into the work he’s contributed towards correcting the issues he recorded. This … Continue reading

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Spongebob’s House

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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