We staid till, it being darkish, we saw the fire as only one entire arch of fire from this to the other side the bridge, and in a bow up the hill for an arch of above a mile long: it made me weep to see it. The churches, houses, and all on fire and … Continue reading Cycloid
Austin TX 2012/06/28 In December of 2009, I picked up a book by Steven Strogatz called The Calculus of Friendship.0 Reading the book, I found myself touched by the story of the author’s life-long relationship with his high school Calculus teacher, affectionately called Joff. They corresponded about interesting math problems for years as Strogatz went … Continue reading Sine Squared
Footpath Math: Chalk it up to a math geek 