Austin TX Some people have favorite numbers. According to a global online poll, 7 is the world’s favorite. I admit I fancy 7, maybe because I have 6 siblings or because seven ate nine. Either way, there is a number I fancy more than 7. The number e has made an appearance in previous posts[1], most recently … Continue reading e
It all started with a square. Just a simple square. Over two thousand years ago, in a small Greek colony in southern Italy, someone noticed something was not quite right about the distance along the diagonal. Life for that someone, and their friends, was never quite the same. That someone was a member of a religious … Continue reading Square Root of 2
Footpath Math: Chalk it up to a math geek 