A set is a collection of objects with common characteristics.  For instance, a set can be the vowel letters in the English alphabet or the things learned in a course….

Do you want to multiply fast without memorizing your multiplication table? If yes, then this post is definitely for you. When I was in Grade school, I was taught a…

In the previous post, I have mentioned that 2013 is not that special compared to other numbers.  Yes, there numbers that are extremely special and interesting.  One such number is 495….

A happy and a prosperous New Year to all the readers of Mathematical Palette. I’ll start year 2013 with some facts and trivia about — what else — 2013! The…

You have probably heard the light year in your science class, and your teacher probably told you how far it is. Some of you have probably no idea where did…

The Fibonacci Sequence The Fibonacci sequence is the sequence of integers 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21,…  or  1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, … As…

Luck, dates, and numbers are the three words that describe the series of numerical dates below.  We are lucky because we are the only generation in this millennium (or century) who…

We have met the number or the approximation of pi (written as ) in our good old elementary school days. In fact, we have used it a countless number of…

In the previous post, we have seen that the orthocenter, circumcenter, and centroid of a triangle lie on the same line. In this post, we celebrate another property of triangles…

If you have enjoyed the beauty of Mathematics in this blog, here are some addition for you to appreciate it more. Below are some of the most amazing facts about…

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…

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…