Using a relatively young theory, a team of mathematicians has started to answer questions whose roots lie at the very ...
I had never heard the term, “math circle,” until a few weeks ago when I stumbled across an article in The Atlantic about the growing number of American kids excelling in the highest levels of math. It ...
Computers are working to solve an age-old geometry problem. Humans can’t “square the circle” by hand, which was proven in the 1800s. Computer solutions involve infinity, complexity, and some ...
The Calvin University Math Circle is an opportunity for 6th–8th grade students (typically 11–13 years old) to engage with exciting problems and topics in mathematics. Meetings are led by a professor ...
Here’s a simple-sounding problem: Imagine a circular fence that encloses one acre of grass. If you tie a goat to the inside of the fence, how long a rope do you need to allow the animal access to ...
THIS is only our old friend, “La Geometria del Compasso di Lorenzo Mascheroni” (Paris, 1797), decked out in the manner we have indicated in the quoted portion of the title. The order of sequence has ...