𝛑 day
It’s not hard to figure out why March 14 is celebrated annually as “Pi Day” by math fans: The date resembles the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. Continue reading 𝛑 day
Tag: Maths
Life equation
Mood of the day – Numeros complexos
Aquele momento em que tens a certeza de que tudo se resume a um numero complexo … uma parte é real a outra é imaginação. A imaginação pura atinge-se quando a realidade é nula. Continue reading Mood of the day – Numeros complexos
Buying a t-shirt
A Mathematician’s mug
Why time seems to go by more quickly as we get older
When you’re a child the summer holidays can seem to last forever, but as we get older six weeks can fly by. To a ten-year-old, a year is only 10% of their life, (making for a slightly more tolerable wait), … Continue reading Why time seems to go by more quickly as we get older
Researchers discover altruism is favoured by chance
Why do we feel good about giving to charity when there is no direct benefit to ourselves, and feel bad about cheating the system? Mathematicians may have found an answer to the longstanding puzzle as to why we have evolved … Continue reading Researchers discover altruism is favoured by chance
Mathematician
It is impossible to be a mathematician without being a poet in soul. ~ Sophia Kovalevskaya Continue reading Mathematician
The mathematics of love
“… equations and symbols aren’t just a thing. They’re a voice that speaks out about the incredible richness of nature and the startling simplicity in the patterns that twist and turn and warp and evolve all around us, from how … Continue reading The mathematics of love
What’s so sexy about math?
These stories show that mathematics is able to make us go out of our intuition measure the Earth which seems infinite, see atoms which are invisible or detect an imperceptible variation of shape. And if there is just one thing … Continue reading What’s so sexy about math?
Pure mathematics
The magic of Fibonacci numbers
Math is logical, functional and just … awesome Continue reading The magic of Fibonacci numbers
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