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."
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