Diana Davis’s Beautiful Pentagons
This mathematician turns her research into fashion and toys
Math1503 articles archived since 1845
Pi in the Sky: General Relativity Passes the Ratio’s Test
Using gravitational waves to approximate pi, physicists see no problem with Einstein’s theory
Geometry Points to Coronavirus Drug Target Candidates
A new mathematical model predicts areas on a virus that might be especially vulnerable to disabling treatments
The Monster That Expands Our Mathematical Imaginations
Ben Orlin shares his favorite fractal curve
Discovering Joyful Math Away from the Classroom
Here are resources for students, parents and other learners
Prime Factorization as Verse
Creating poetry with the fundamental theorem of arithmetic
The Theorem That Applies to Everything from Search Algorithms to Epidemiology
Perron-Frobenius theorem and linear algebra have many virtues to extol
Remembering Mathematical Magician John Conway
His creative and influential ideas spilled over into quantum physics, philosophy and computer science
Not Just Fun and Games
Best known for inventing the game of Life, John H. Conway is adept at finding the theorems hidden in simple puzzles
That Time It Took a Student 44 Years to Get Her Degree because She Was a Woman
Christine Ladd-Franklin received a Ph.D. in 1926 for work completed in 1882
Mathematical Proof That Rocked Number Theory Will Be Published
But some experts say author Shinichi Mochizuki failed to fix a fatal flaw in the solution of a major arithmetic problem
Exponential Infection Increases Are Deadly Serious
Listen in as I use two calculators to track the difference in numbers of infections over a short period of time, depending on how many people each infected individual infects on average...
The Very Special Triangles
A recent paper uncovers a unique pair of shapes
An Inclusive Vision of Math
Francis Su’s book Mathematics for Human Flourishing is both an invitation and a challenge
Katherine Johnson of Hidden Figures Fame Dies at 101
The pioneering NASA mathematician overcame racial barriers to help humans reach the moon
Computation in Service of Poetry
An algorithm calculates powers of 2 from a classical Sanskrit math text
The Theorem That Made a Mathematician
Sometimes unimportant math can change your life
Forget Meters and Feet
There’s only one truly basic unit of length for earthlings
An Introduction to the Collected Works of Frederick D. Funkle
His body of work is broad but unnervingly shallow
Mars Rover Obstacle Course
A space science activity from Science Buddies
