Followup to Favorite Proof
Results to Favorite Proof: A pretty common theme: Simplicity in presentation or Visual Component. <snark>Note: No 2 column geometry proofs are found in this list.</snark>
Author Archives: Dan
Favorite Proof
“Whatever blows your hair back.” So what’s your favorite proof? Why? Do me a favor and plug it into this spreadsheet, and in a couple of days I’ll put it to a vote.
Complex Numbers and Calculus
If your computer can handle it, the things going on in this webpage are _amazing_: http://acko.net/blog/how-to-fold-a-julia-fractal/ — Daniel Schneider (@MathyMcMatherso) January 6, 2013 Astonishing work to put this webpage together.
More pizza?
From a review of a local pizza place: Because of the easily laid out website, I could see that getting three 10-inch pizzas ($6 for plain cheese, $7 for pepperoni, and $9 for a house combo “Carcass” pie with sausage, … Continue reading
Deadly Nightshade
Our baby is teething and while I was at the pharmacy, I saw a homeopathic remedy for teething babies with the following ingredients: Belladonna, aka Deadly Nightshade, has what percentage of alkaloids? 0.0000000000003% or 3 x 10^-13% Or if we … Continue reading
Matchstick Puzzler: 16 – 90 Degree Angles
New puzzler from Cartalk: How do you make 16 ninety-degree angles out of 4 matchsticks? Visit the Cartalk site for the full text and a hint(?).
Bret Victor’s Learnable Programming
Bret Victor (Inventing on Principle) wrote an excellent essay on Learnable Programming. If you have any interest in how people learn computer programming best, or how people learn in general, then go read it. Now. Shoo. And you probably want to read … Continue reading
Batting Averages Puzzler
From the soon to be retiring Car Talk radio show, a fantastic new baseball puzzler. RAY: As you might guess, I’m a baseball fan. And now that the season is in its waning days, I thought I’d use this baseball … Continue reading
Shadow Art
Neat artwork at the Montclair Art Museum in NJ. How was this designed?
iPads save Jetfuel
From paritynews: American Airlines has announced that it has received the permission from FAA to allow its pilots to carry and use iPads in the cockpit during “all phases of flight.” According to the airlines, the tablet will enable pilots … Continue reading