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The nicest math book I own
I recently got a hold of what I consider to be the nicest mathematical book in my collection. As a matter of fact, it’s the nicest book I…
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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Applied Math
The Ultimate List of Math Cheat Sheets
Cheat sheets can be very useful and make for great posters around your room. The following is a collection of 13 cheat sheets for several mathematical topics and…
Applied Math
Getting started with gnuplot
gnuplot is an excellent scientific package for visualizing data and plotting functions. Despite its name, it has nothing to do with the GNU project, even though it’s Open…
Essential Math
That’s impossible!
Imagine a rope that was just long enough to wrap tightly around the equator of a perfectly spherical earth. Now imagine that the length of that rope is…
Math Education
On the Importance of Mathematics
Mathematics is the queen of science and the language of nature. Its importance should be clear to any reasonable person. It is easy however to diminish the value…
Suggested Reading
An accessible Calculus book and Benjamin Franklin’s secret passion
It has been a while since my last book recommendation. I’ll take the opportunity of the Easter longer weekend to write about two books that were recently released…
Math Websites
Getting Math help in realtime
Chances are that in the process of learning (or re-learning) mathematical concepts you will often find yourself in need of some clarification. That’s normal and nothing to be…
Math Education
Where Math-Blog is headed
Since I began this blog, and from the time when the first of its posts started to grow in popularity, I’ve simultaneously received numerous emails from people who…
Math News
Rejecta Mathematica
Tired of getting shot down when submitting mathematical articles to peer reviewed journals? Rejecta Mathematica comes to the rescue. This new site, which currently has a call for…
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I’m reading a fantastic mathematical novel
While I’m very busy at work and in my daily life, I’ve managed to start reading a new mathematical novel. It’s called A Certain Ambiguity: A Mathematical Novel…
Essential Math
Thought-provoking Mathematical Videos
1. The Tenth Dimension 2. Outside in (Turning a sphere inside out) 3. Flatland the film (Trailer) The full movie is available on DVD, and of course, you…
Essential Math
Ten Must Read Books about Mathematics
I love books with the ability to inspire readers. Many non-mathematicians consider mathematics as something abstruse and complicated, suitable only for ‘nerds’. Often I highlight the unfounded nature…