Friday, June 13, 2014
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Temari thread balls
Temari,is a Japanese thread ball, which is a symbol of perfection. There is a long history about the weaving of thread to create this artwork….Photo by…Nana Akua.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Monday, May 12, 2014
Forest of Math, Finland!
Besides the legendary Seven Bridges of Königsberg what other sites would qualify as math tourism sites?
Here is one, Forest of Math, Finland!
Twenty years ago, 11,000 people planted 11,000 trees on an artificial mountain near Ylöjärvi, Finland. The trees were planted in a mathematical pattern based on the golden section; in time they will grow into a virgin forest each tree of which has a designated custodian. The trees can change ownership, but they can never be removed from the forest, and the mountain itself can never be owned or sold.
Artist Agnes Denes conceived the project in 1982, and the Finnish government undertook it 10 years later. The site is legally protected for the next 400 years.
Math quote found in Huffington Post
Mathematics is more about curiosity, logic, patterns and beauty, and also has its share of delicious surprise, wonder, intrigue, paradox, mystery and magic.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Math lover's garage floor
shared by Ivan Marinović on We Love Maths's facebook wall
Original text : A friend of mine, Zlatko Lobor, also a math teacher, made a new floor in his garage
Geometric progression joke
There were two mathematicians, one said "I love geometric progessions whole-heartedly", the other replied "I agree, half-heartedly, quarter-heartedly, one-eighth-heartedly........."
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Quotes by Warren Buffett on Math
Advice from super-rich investor Warren Buffett referring to financial math wizards: "Beware of geeks bearing formulas."
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Math Joke - The mathematical job interview
A man wants a job, but the boss won't hire him until he passes a little maths test.
Here is your first question, the boss said.
"Without using numbers, represent the number 9."
"Without numbers?" the man says, "thats easy."
And proceeds to draw three trees.
"What's this?" the boss asks.
"Tree and tree, plus tree makes 9" says the man.
"Fair enough," says the boss.
"Here's your second question.
Use the same rules, but this time the number is 99."
The man stares into space for a while, then picks up the picture that he has just drawn and makes a smudge on each tree.. "Ere ye go."
The boss scratches his head and says,
"How on earth do you get that to represent 99?"
"Each of them trees is dirty now. So, it's dirty tree, and dirty tree, plus dirty tree. Dat makes 99."
The boss is getting worried that he's going to actually have to hire the guy, so he says,
"All right, last question. Same rules again, but represent the number 100."
The man stares into space some more, then he picks up the picture again and makes a little mark at the base of each tree and says, "Ere ye go. One hundred."
The boss looks at the attempt.
"You must be nuts if you think that represents a hundred!"
The man leans forward and points to the marks at the base of each tree and whispers, "A little dog came along and pooped by each tree...
"So now you got dirty tree and a turd, dirty tree and a turd, and dirty tree and a turd, which makes ONE HUNDRED!"
This man is the new supervisor!!!
Here is your first question, the boss said.
"Without using numbers, represent the number 9."
"Without numbers?" the man says, "thats easy."
And proceeds to draw three trees.
"What's this?" the boss asks.
"Tree and tree, plus tree makes 9" says the man.
"Fair enough," says the boss.
"Here's your second question.
Use the same rules, but this time the number is 99."
The man stares into space for a while, then picks up the picture that he has just drawn and makes a smudge on each tree.. "Ere ye go."
The boss scratches his head and says,
"How on earth do you get that to represent 99?"
"Each of them trees is dirty now. So, it's dirty tree, and dirty tree, plus dirty tree. Dat makes 99."
The boss is getting worried that he's going to actually have to hire the guy, so he says,
"All right, last question. Same rules again, but represent the number 100."
The man stares into space some more, then he picks up the picture again and makes a little mark at the base of each tree and says, "Ere ye go. One hundred."
The boss looks at the attempt.
"You must be nuts if you think that represents a hundred!"
The man leans forward and points to the marks at the base of each tree and whispers, "A little dog came along and pooped by each tree...
"So now you got dirty tree and a turd, dirty tree and a turd, and dirty tree and a turd, which makes ONE HUNDRED!"
This man is the new supervisor!!!
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