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Of Words and Variables
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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…
History
Have You Heard of These 10 Female Mathematicians
Pythagoras, Euler, and G.H. Hardy, if you’re interested in math or if you paid attention in school, chances are you’ve heard of these famous names and may be…
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
Essential Math
Refresh your High School Math skills
In my first article “The most enlightening Calculus books”, I argued the importance of maintaining high standards for mathematics education and suggested deep and inspiring calculus books for…
Math Education
The most enlightening Calculus books
In Walter Rudin’s autobiography The Way I Remember It, he comments on a calculus book defining it as “too good to be widely used” and further states that:…