There is no way I should take the time to write this post… but I’m going to anyway. I want to talk about Freeman Dyson and problem solving and look briefly at some interesting mathematics… but I really should be working on two technical blog posts. I have long known of Freeman Dyson as the [...]
Skip to Navigation about Plus support Plus Plus sponsors subscribe to Plus terms of use Search this site : Picking holes in mathematics by Marianne Freiberger Submitted by mf344 on February 23, 2011 in axiom binary tree Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem graph theory logic mathematical reality tree Zermelo-Fraenkel axiomatisation of set theory Kurt Gödel One thing that mathematics is equally loved and reviled for is its definite nature . Some people love the unerring hand of logic , but others loathe the lack of room for play . But once you penetrate to the very foundations of maths , the concept of true or false becomes a lot more slippery . The logician Kurt Gödel proved in the 1930s that if you set out proper rules for mathematics , excluding leaps of faith or intuition as admissible moves 
Skip to Navigation about Plus support Plus Plus sponsors subscribe to Plus terms of use Search this site : Create your own mathematical mysteries by Steve Humble Submitted by Rachel on January 19, 2011 in Giuga numbers hailstone sequence number theory prime number distribution Leonhard Euler was a Swiss mathematician of the 18th century . His mathematical work was very diverse and he created some beautiful mathematical surprises . You can read about some of his important discoveries on Plus . Recently , when reading Pi Unleashed I discovered this formula Euler created in 1738 linking the number pi to the primes : You will notice that the numerator of the fractions is always a prime number . In fact all the primes apart from 2 appear as a numerator in this infinite series Euler created this
WordPress has been running extremely slowly for the past half day, so I have no idea when I will actually be able to put out this post. But I will write it up this morning – Saturday – as per my usual schedule, and I will put it out when WordPress permits. Let me lead [...]
The shortest month of the year is here, but our February Math Activity Calendar has plenty of activities to keep your children busy. Celebrate the month with fun facts and activities during February’s I Love Math Month!
On Groundhog Day, determine how many extra days of winter will there be if the groundhog sees his shadow, [...]
Welcome to the Tuesday Teacher Tips series! Each week we’ll highlight teaching and learning resources, ideas to use in the classroom, as well as things to ponder as you go about your teaching day.
Looking for an author study with a math theme? Try some of Ellen Stoll Walsh’s books.
Balancing Act
Beach Lane Books, 2010
This book is [...]