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Science News
August 12, 2006
Ivars Peterson |
Lake Wobegon Averages Computing average class size can give different answers that depend on your point of view.   |
Science News
August 5, 2006
Ivars Peterson |
Math Lit Cryptography and other mathematical topics play key roles in several recent novels. An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears... PopCo, by Scarlett Thomas... |
Science News
August 5, 2006 |
Science Safari: Cryptology for Kids The National Security Agency has created an interactive Web site for kids, allowing them to play games and solve puzzles as they learn about codes, ciphers, cryptology, and more. |
Science News
July 29, 2006
Ivars Peterson |
Names for Numbers Recreational mathematics offers a vast playing field for amateur and professional mathematicians alike. Named numbers, such as Smiths, have all sorts of intriguing properties. |
Scientific American
August 2006
Alexander Hellemans |
The Geometer of Particle Physics Alain Connes's noncommutative geometry offers an alternative to string theory. In fact, being directly testable, it may be better than string theory. |
Science News
July 15, 2006
Ivars Peterson |
Math Trek: Flirting with the Impossible Common sense by itself is too limiting for making progress in mathematics. New concepts arise out of leaps of imagination. And such out-of-the-box thinking puts mathematics into a rich intellectual landscape that it shares with physics, philosophy, literature, and art. |
Science News
July 8, 2006
Ivars Peterson |
Bending a Soccer Ball Mathematics suggests a variety of alternative designs for soccer balls. |
Science News
July 1, 2006
Ivars Peterson |
Magic Square Physics Taking a magic square or cube for a spin reveals some interesting properties. |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2006
Lauren Aaronson |
Q&A With: Jeannette Wing An interview with the head of the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon about software engineering, education, and computational thinking. |
Science News
June 24, 2006
Ivars Peterson |
Counting Franklin's Magic Squares One mathematician finds that Benjamin Franklin's remarkable magic squares are just three of more than 1 million possibilities. |
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