Laura Taalman's Favorite Theorem
The James Madison University mathematician raises a glass to a lavishly impractical theorem about knots
Roots of Unity
Mathematics: learning it, doing it, celebrating it.
A Few of My Favorite Spaces: SO(3)
Turning and turning in the widening gyre...
From Music to Mathematics: Exploring the Connections (Review)
A review of Gareth Roberts's book From Music to Mathematics: Exploring the Connections
Patrick Honner's Favorite Theorem
The high school math teacher encourages us to savor quadrilaterals at a French café
Candice Price's Favorite Theorem
The University of San Diego mathematician tells us about rational tangles and the frozen treat that pairs best with them
A Few of My Favorite Spaces: The Catenoid
A celebration of what may be the most minimalist minimal surface
Jeanne Clelland's Favorite Theorem
The University of Colorado Boulder math professor tells us how to celebrate the Gauss-Bonnet theorem
Roots of Unity Turns 5
Happy birthday, dear blog!
Mohamed Omar's Favorite Theorem
The Harvey Mudd math professor tells us what dessert pairs best with Burnside’s Lemma
A Few of My Favorite Spaces: The Bicylinder
Also known as mouhefanggai or the Steinmetz solid, this shape appeared in the first Chinese explorations of the volume of a sphere
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