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𝛑 day

March 14, 2018 PPMarques

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

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Life equation

December 31, 2017 PPMarques

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Mood of the day – Numeros complexos

September 22, 2017 PPMarques

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

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Buying a t-shirt

May 6, 2017 PPMarques

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A Mathematician’s mug

November 10, 2016 PPMarques

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Why time seems to go by more quickly as we get older

August 10, 2016 PPMarques

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

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Researchers discover altruism is favoured by chance

July 28, 2016 PPMarques

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

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Mathematician

June 28, 2016 PPMarques

It is impossible to be a mathematician without being a poet in soul. ~ Sophia Kovalevskaya Continue reading Mathematician

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The mathematics of love

June 7, 2016 PPMarques

“… 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

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What’s so sexy about math?

June 6, 2016 PPMarques

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?

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Pure mathematics

May 30, 2016 PPMarques

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The magic of Fibonacci numbers

May 16, 2016 PPMarques

Math is logical, functional and just … awesome Continue reading The magic of Fibonacci numbers

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