A Greek Island Full of Geometric Wonders
A Greek island is a Geometric wonderland. Check out this inspiring video from the BBC:
A Greek island is a Geometric wonderland. Check out this inspiring video from the BBC:
Throughout human history the Moon has been an inextricable, ghostly presence above the Earth. Its gentle gravitational tug sets the rhythm of the tides, while its pale light illuminates the nocturnal nuptials of many species. Entire civilisations have set their calendars by it as it has waxed and waned, and some animals – such as […]
Well, not quite the revenge, but let’s have a look at the formula for the volume of a cone, here on the left: Now, we could ask ourselves how this formula was discovered. It was a smart dude called Archimedes, who lived in Sicily some 300 years before Christ was born. He really worked hard […]
Every four years, the International Mathematical Union awards a gold coin with the head of Archimedes engraved on it to up to four mathematicians younger than 40 “to recognize outstanding mathematical achievement for existing work and for the promise of future achievement.” This year the Fields Medal went to June Huh, James Maynard, Maryna Viazovska […]
Its inventor – aeronautical engineer Robert T. Jones (shown here with the Proof of Concept AD-1) from NASA’s Ames Research Center in California – was a pioneer who wanted to challenge conventions. “One of the unspoken assumptions in aircraft design is that of bilateral or mirror symmetry,” he wrote in a 1972 scientific study on […]
A mathematical model that describes how cells change their shape during movement suggests that the movement is mainly driven by the contraction of the skeletal proteins, called “myosin.” The new model developed at Penn State can help researchers to better understand the various biological processes where cellular movement plays a key role and also could […]
Well, there is more to this excellent video than just Imaginary Numbers; it also plots an excellent course through the history and development of Mathematics, complete with maps, etc. H3 gives it 5-stars, a Must View.
This question was given to some 13 year old students in India. They had to provide proof with their answer: Answer will be posted in Post Support soon
My students in Middle to Junior High really enjoyed working with Nets. Here is a challenge – we can use a net to make a cube: Now, how many different nets can be made to make the same cube? Once you have this answer figured out (see Post Support for the solution), ask the students […]
Sometimes (just sometimes) you need a little Math Humor to keep you going? More Math Jokes here