You know how loads of things in maths are named for the wrong person? In 1996, a fun quiz appeared in The Mathematical Gazette based on history of maths misconceptions. It contained a series of questions where the obvious answer is not correct, such as “Who discovered Cramer’s rule?”, “Did Pascal discover the Pascal triangle?”…
The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of Feburary 2024, is now online at Fractal Kitty. The Carnival rounds up maths blog posts from all over the internet, including some from our own Aperiodical. See our Carnival of Mathematics page for more information.
Here’s some mathematical news we didn’t otherwise cover this month.
The next issue of the Carnival of Mathematics, rounding up blog posts from the month of January 2024, is now online at CavMaths. The Carnival rounds up maths blog posts from all over the internet, including some from our own Aperiodical. See our Carnival of Mathematics page for more information.
Here’s a round-up of some mathematical news stories not reported elsewhere on the site this month. Maths News Hiroki Takizawa claims Othello is solved: perfect play leads to a draw. (via Lance Fortnow) Stephen Wolfram has announced version 14 of Mathematica, which will be available immediately both on the desktop and in the cloud. The…
In this series of posts, we’ll be featuring mathematical podcasts from all over the internet, by speaking to the creators of the podcast and asking them about what they do. We spoke to Dr. Carol Jacoby, creator of The Art of Mathematics podcast, about her work.
In this series of posts, we’ll be featuring mathematical video and streaming channels from all over the internet, by speaking to the creators of the channel and asking them about what they do. We spoke to Eddie Woo, author of the YouTube channel Wootube.