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Magazine articles on mathematics.
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Science News
January 11, 2003
Ivars Peterson
A Remarkable Dearth of Primes The pursuit of prime numbers -- integers evenly divisible only by themselves and 1 -- can lead to all sorts of curious results and unexpected patterns. In some instances, you may even encounter a mysterious absence of primes. mark for My Articles 40 similar articles
Science News
January 4, 2003
Ivars Peterson
Sound-Byte Math Music Swedish composer Daniel Cummerow has created mathematical sound bytes belonging to a category known as algorithmic music. Each musical fragment is determined by a mathematical recipe -- a formula that links digits with musical notes and their duration... mark for My Articles 42 similar articles
Science News
December 21, 2002
Ivars Peterson
Lacing Shoes, Revisited What is the best way to lace your shoes? This seemingly simple question, rooted in everyday life, can provoke passionate argument -- and prompt a mathematical response. mark for My Articles 10 similar articles
Science News
December 14, 2002
Ivars Peterson
A Trillion Pieces of Pi Computer scientist Yasumasa Kanada and his coworkers at the University of Tokyo Information Technology Center have now succeeded in computing 1,241,100,000,000 decimal digits of pi, smashing their own previous world record of 206,158,430,000 digits, set in 1999. mark for My Articles 27 similar articles
Science News
December 7, 2002
Ivars Peterson
Five-Suit Decks, Traffic-Jam Puzzles, and Other Treats Tired of playing the same old card games with the same old cards? One option is to expand the deck to include five suits instead of just four. mark for My Articles 23 similar articles
Science News
November 30, 2002
Ivars Peterson
Fold-and-Cut Magic Accordion folds and judicious cutting can produce a string of paper dolls or a variety of geometric patterns. This activity also suggests a mathematical question. mark for My Articles 21 similar articles
Science News
November 23, 2002
Ivars Peterson
Ancient Infinities An ancient manuscript long hidden from public view has provided significant, new insights into the way Archimedes did his mathematical work more than 2,000 years ago. mark for My Articles 5 similar articles
Science News
November 16, 2002
Ivars Peterson
Card Shuffling Shenanigans Application of statistics to card shuffling machines shows that they have flaws. mark for My Articles 178 similar articles
Science News
October 26, 2002
Ivars Peterson
Tetris Is Hard As many computer- and video-game players have long known, the insanely addictive, immensely popular game of Tetris is tough. Now, researchers from MIT's Laboratory for Computer Science have analyzed Tetris from a computational perspective. mark for My Articles 17 similar articles
Science News
October 19, 2002
Ivars Peterson
A Fibonacci Fountain Lake Fibonacci is a recently created reservoir at the Maryland Science and Technology Center, bordered by Curie Drive and Science Drive. The lake's remarkable centerpiece is a massive, yet elegant mathematical fountain that spurts water as high as 36 feet into the air. mark for My Articles 14 similar articles
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