Extra pi for Pi Day
So we’re a little late, and it’s Pi day (March 14th) plus a bit. For those who can’t fathom March 14th as Pi day, think of it as 3.14, the first three digits of pi. It makes more sense if you’re American. Read a fun fact and listen to a lovely song, all about pi.
Read the whole postPointlessly promotional maths – the equation for love and the Amatory Principle
It’s early in the year, perilously close to the “Worst Day of the Year”, and already we’ve been gifted a story in which a junior academic has earned publicity for himself with a pointlessly promotional maths paper.
Read the whole postTo learn, fail
A week ago, the Scientific American reported on findings that demonstrated a fact at first counter-intuitive, but obvious with hindsight, and something Maths-Whizzers would do well to remember: It is often better to fail something in order to learn it better.
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Periodically the God of Maths-Whizz receives Google email alerts about the world of maths. These tell him who is blogging, posting comments, writing news and press releases with ‘maths’ mentioned somewhere. It has come to the attention of the God of Whizz that ‘maths’ or ‘math’ is a word too often used in anger than [...]
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In case you’ve been hiding under a rock, it’s the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landings, and an opportunity to recall a tremendous feat of science, exploration and verve. The achievement has since inspired millions.
Read the whole postEyeing up Maths Answers
Humans were not born to do maths. Those, like me, who don’t dream in numbers, think this is stating the obvious, but it’s worth remembering, even so. The human brain that lets us add, subtract, read, write, walk and chew gum (sometimes at the same time!) evolved from a brain that had different demands imposed [...]
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