The Square Root of Three

I heard about this poem recited in the movie “Harold and Kumar” years ago. It is a very cute poem especially for the mathematically in love. Enjoy! Square Root of…

Names of Large Numbers

This is the third installment in the large numbers series. In the previous post, we  discussed about googol, a number which is .  In this post, we discuss other large numbers and…

Leap Years and Mathematics

The year 2012 is a leap year, so I think it is appropriate that we talk about it. Dr. Meghan Gray (astronomer at Nottingham, UK) explains clearly why leap years…

A Mathematician’s Prayer

Here in our country, it is customary to start a class with a prayer. Here is a prayer I got from a math class I observed in last year. Dear…

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