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Science News
November 18, 2006
Ivars Peterson |
Form Plus Function Numbers, lines, squares, and shadows add up to an intriguing set of artworks rooted in mathematical concepts.   |
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June 8, 2002
Ivars Peterson |
Fractal Roots and Artful Math The MathArt/ArtMath exhibition showcases mathematical art. |
Science News
December 14, 2002
Ivars Peterson |
A Trillion Pieces of Pi Computer scientist Yasumasa Kanada and his coworkers at the University of Tokyo Information Technology Center have now succeeded in computing 1,241,100,000,000 decimal digits of pi, smashing their own previous world record of 206,158,430,000 digits, set in 1999. |
Science News
June 3, 2000
Ivars Peterson |
Sliding Pi Artist Arlene Stamp creates public mosaic art using the digits of pi. |
Science News
November 3, 2001
Ivars Peterson |
Absolutely Abnormal Identifying the normal (or even the abnormal) in mathematics can pose serious difficulties... |
Science News
November 15, 2003
Ivars Peterson |
Cool Rationals One of my more distinct recollections of math class involves the decimal representation of rational numbers and the discovery of wonderful patterns among those digits. A new paper finds fascinating new patterns and provides some numerological explanations. |
Science News
June 10, 2000
Ivars Peterson |
Puzzling Lines Born in Hartford, Conn., in 1928, artist Sol LeWitt has often featured geometric and combinatorial themes in his numerous creations.... |
Science News
October 9, 2004
Ivars Peterson |
Randomness, Risk, and Financial Markets Approximate entropy, a novel measure used to determine the irregularity of a sequence of numbers, can be applied to stock market performance... Puzzle of the Week... |
Science News
January 4, 2003
Ivars Peterson |
Sound-Byte Math Music Swedish composer Daniel Cummerow has created mathematical sound bytes belonging to a category known as algorithmic music. Each musical fragment is determined by a mathematical recipe -- a formula that links digits with musical notes and their duration... |
Science News
October 30, 2004
Ivars Peterson |
Squaring Circles Laczkovich proved that "squaring the circle" is possible, provided that the pieces have the right form. The proof applies not only to circles but also to nearly any plane figure with a mathematically well-behaved boundary... Puzzle of the Week... |
Science News
September 17, 2005
Ivars Peterson |
A Mathemusical Potpourri Are you curious about the sound of pi? What sort of tune is the Dow Jones Industrial Average singing today? How does redwood DNA translate into an environmental symphony? A new computer program and Web site allows you to find out. |
Science News
September 24, 2005 |
Math Music An interactive Web site, developed at Eastern Washington University, provides variety of tools for composing music based on mathematical recipes that convert sequences of numbers -- such as pi, or Fibonacci numbers -- into sounds. |
InternetNews
February 22, 2008
Paul Shread |
EMC Gets Personal EMC acquires personal information management startup Pi and makes it the centerpiece of a new Cloud Infrastructure and Services Division. |
