Revealing the mysteries of mathematics
Don't know much trigonometryDon't know much about algebraDon't know what a slide rule is forWonderful World - Sam Cooke Why should you read this article? You shouldn’t unless you want to become a lifelong learner. If you are a lifelong learner, you are to be commended. If you are not, then you should be commended... Continue Reading →
“We are no longer the mathematicians who say Ni!We are now the mathematicians who say ekki-ekki-ekki-pitang-zoom-boing!”- The Knights Who Say Ni, Monty Python and the Holy Grail (with apologies) I was somewhat disturbed recently when I read three articles [1][2][AR6] about individuals who lost their joy of mathematics. Here are my thoughts about the joy... Continue Reading →
“Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty – a beauty cold and austere, like that of sculpture, without appeal to any part of our weaker nature, without the gorgeous trappings of painting or music, yet sublimely pure, and capable of a stern perfection such as only the greatest art can show. The... Continue Reading →
“The problem is all inside your head”She said to me“The answer is easy if youTake it logicallyI’d like to help you in your struggleTo be freeThere must be fifty waysTo learn arithmetic” [1] New Math? According to the song 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover: She said, “It grieves me soTo see you in such... Continue Reading →
"IF YOU WANT TO BE SUCCESSFUL, FIND SOMEONE WHO HAS ACHIEVED THE RESULTS YOU WANT AND COPY WHAT THEY DO, AND YOU'LL ACHIEVE THE SAME RESULTS." ~ TONY ROBBINS In his article, 7 Communication Tips for Data Scientists, Shaw Talebi states, "The following are the communication tips I use most often. Although I’m focusing on... Continue Reading →
The sound of freedom! Or so some students think. School's out for summerSchool's out foreverSchool's been blown to pieces No more pencilsNo more booksNo more teacher's dirty looks Well we got no classAnd we got no principlesAnd we got no innocenceWe can't even think of a word that rhymesSchool's Out, Alice Cooper Rather than focus... Continue Reading →
Compose yourself, Müller, and answer me distinctly. Do I understand that he asked for more, after he had thoroughly read The Areas of Mathematics Explained? Oliver Asks for More by Harold Copping Slowly and fearfully Oliver Twist gets up from his seat and moves toward the object of his fear. He is driven forward by... Continue Reading →
Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159. Pi Day is an annual opportunity for math enthusiasts to recite the infinite... Continue Reading →
We have all been there … sitting in a mathematics class wondering “will this knowledge ever actually be useful?” As a teacher, I have been asked the question more times than I can remember.Russell Lim - High School Mathematics Teacher, Melbourne, Australia The title of this editorial is taken from Mr. Lim's submission to Medium. I... Continue Reading →
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, wrote Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. The title of this editorial is a quote by the White Knight who is is a daydreaming inventor, a foolish and awkward man who is... Continue Reading →
Mathematical Mysteries 