Math Trek

  1. Math

    Forms of Symmetry

    Group theory inspires a West Coast sculptor.

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    Euler’s Beautiful Equation

    Leonhard Euler, one of the greatest mathematicians of all time, was born 300 years ago on April 15, 1707.

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  3. Math

    Can’t Knock It Down

    Mathematicians have found three-dimensional shapes that flip themselves upright from any position.

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  4. Math

    Math Circles Inspire Students

    Programs outside of school are helping students discover math on their own.

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  5. Math

    Computing Photographic Forgeries

    Scientists are using mathematical tools to sniff out faked photographs.

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    Computing Photographic Forgeries

    Scientists are using mathematical tools to sniff out faked photographs.

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  7. Math

    Cutting a Pie Is No Piece of Cake

    Mathematicians find that slicing a pie into fair pieces is harder than divvying up a sheet cake. The problem is that pie cuts are radial, not parallel.

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    Ancient Islamic Penrose Tiles

    Medieval Islamic artisans developed a process for creating elaborate, nonrepeating patterns now associated with Penrose tiles.

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    Ancient Islamic Penrose Tiles

    Medieval Islamic artisans developed a process for creating elaborate, nonrepeating patterns now associated with Penrose tiles.

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  10. Math

    The Complexity of TipOver and Other Puzzles

    Solving puzzles such as TipOver and River Crossing can be surprisingly difficult.

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    Divide-and-Conquer Multiplication

    The most efficient way to multiply two large numbers is often far from obvious.

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    Sudoku Class

    Sudoku puzzles are showing up in the math classroom.

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