Math

  1. Math

    Laying Track

    Switches in train track layouts lead to a tangled math problem.

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  2. Math

    The Coin in the Cake

    Hiding a coin in a cake offers a lucky slice and a tantalizing math problem.

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    Crafty Geometry

    By mastering traditional handicrafts such as knitting and crocheting, mathematicians are better able to understand complex surfaces.

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    Rankings, Tournaments, and Playoffs

    All outcome-based sports ranking systems are fundamentally flawed.

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    A Fair Slice: New method makes for equitable eating

    A new method for cutting cake yields slices that make everyone equally happy.

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  6. Math

    Travels of a Shopper

    Shoppers tend to be a lot less efficient than they could be when picking up groceries at the supermarket.

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    Scripting Boffo Box Office

    A computer model can help select movie scripts that lead to success at the box office.

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    Geometry in Court

    The Pythagorean theorem and geometric series played leading roles in two legal disputes.

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    The Mind of the Swarm

    Mathematics is helping explain how animals form flocks, swarms, and schools.

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    Form Plus Function

    Numbers, lines, squares, and shadows add up to an intriguing set of artworks rooted in mathematical concepts.

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    Quark Park

    Math-inspired and science-related artworks enliven an imaginatively landscaped sliver of parkland.

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    Designer Decimals

    Fractions can yield amazingly familiar decimal expansions.

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