Win a book! I think excitedly of clever words and count numbered different letters carefully. One by one segments form, mostly in Pilish … wait for the upcoming joy of victory! A few weeks ago, I was excited to read about a new book by Sarah Hart. The book: Once Upon a Prime was to […]
Tag: mathematics
What is my greatest influence in writing a book? (or – what are Grandsire Doubles?)
I’ve always wanted to write a book, at least I think I’ve always wanted to. There are lots of reasons: the new challenge, the satisfaction and “legacy” of a physical publication, and, specifically, a productive use of my time during a difficult year or two as I enter the second half of my first decade […]
How can we visualise decimal numbers?
As a mathematician, I’ve always been interested in numbers and patterns between them. So many mathematical formulas, numbers and concepts can be “explained”, or at least shown visually, that I was tempted to create data visualisations (or, if you prefer, data art) based on numbers and their patterns. One of my first fun mathematical facts […]