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Discussing Research Level Mathematics Online
StackOverflow is a popular community that was launched by two famous programmers: Joel Spolsky (of Joel on Software fame) and Jeff Atwood (of Coding Horror fame). The aim…
MathBlog Team
Antonio started Math Blog more than a decade ago. He has a deep-rooted passion for mathematics and programming. He is part of the Emerging Technologies team in the Analytics group at IBM, a team that focuses on data science and big data.
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Essential Math
Interview with Derrick Niederman, author of Number Freak
In this interview we sit down with author and mathematician Derrick Niederman to discuss his engaging, recently published book about the first two hundred natural numbers, ‘Number Freak:…
Essential Math
The Cost of Not Understanding Probability Theory
Misconceptions about probability theory and statistics have major repercussions on society. From seemingly minor things like the excessive sensationalism of some headlines, all the way to the jailing…
Applied Math
Improve your math and programming skills with Project Euler
Project Euler can be an addictive site for people who are passionate about mathematics and programming. You don’t need to be an expert in either of these two…
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An apology to my feed readers
This post is an apology to my feed readers. Due to a misconfiguration of my server, for a few hours, images in my feed were replaced with a…
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Book Review: “Mathematicians: An Outer View of the Inner World”
In my last blog entry, I mentioned several math books I’ve been reading lately. Over the weekend I wrapped up reading Mathematicians: An Outer View of the Inner…
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My mid-2009 math reading list
With summertime underway, I thought I would share a list of 12 mathematical books that I’ve been reading between the beginning of this year and now. Some of…
History
Two Beautiful Mathematical Documentaries
Two beautiful mathematical documentaries are “Fermat’s Last Theorem” and “Dangerous Knowledge”. Both take a popular science style approach to describing compelling and emotional stories about great mathematicians. The…
Math News
An almost convincing start for Wolfram Alpha
Wolfram Research finally launched Wolfram|Alpha, the much talked about “computational knowledge engine”. It’s unusual description is justified by the fact that we are not dealing with a search…
Math News
Happy National Pi Day!
Many math lovers and geeks alike celebrate “Pi Day” on March 14. In fact, when using the American style for dates where the month precedes the day, today…
Applied Math
A New Kind of Search
Seven years ago Stephen Wolfram published A New Kind of Science. I remember the hype surrounding this book. Journalists jumped at the chance to praise a heavy tome…
Essential Math
Review of Math for Moms and Dads
Last weekend I had a chance to read Math for Moms and Dads, which I received from Kaplan as a review copy. This book aims to providing a…