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Magazine articles on mathematics.
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Science News
March 12, 2005
Ivars Peterson
Fibonacci's Other Numbers Generalized Fibonacci arrays have attractive properties and could provide a wealth of further activities for exploration... Puzzle of the Week... mark for My Articles 17 similar articles
Science News
March 5, 2005
Ivars Peterson
Primal Surge Last month saw the discovery of the 42nd known Mersenne prime, the largest prime yet identified... Puzzle of the Week... mark for My Articles 19 similar articles
Science News
February 19, 2005
Ivars Peterson
The Coin in the Cake An International Mathematical Olympiad worked out the probability of cutting through a coin placed in a cake... Puzzle of the Week... mark for My Articles 43 similar articles
Science News
February 5, 2005
Ivars Peterson
Knot Divided in Snow Mathematical forms are no longer unusual sights at the annual International Snow Sculpture Championships in Breckenridge. Mathematician Stan Wagon of Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn., and his team have carved huge blocks of snow into graceful geometric shapes. mark for My Articles 24 similar articles
Science News
January 22, 2005
Ivars Peterson
Thirteen Spades Your mathematical chance of receiving such a hand in bridge is one in 635,013,559,600 deals. mark for My Articles 60 similar articles
Science News
January 8, 2005
Ivars Peterson
Going with the Crowd A statistician has created a simulation to help explain why some restaurants draw a crowd while neighboring establishments may not. mark for My Articles 339 similar articles
Science News
January 1, 2005
Ivars Peterson
Artful Routes Similar techniques used for solving optimization problems--which range from routing telephone calls and constructing schedules to allocating resources and designing networks--can also play a role in creating ingenious artworks. mark for My Articles 5 similar articles
Science News
December 18, 2004
Ivars Peterson
Sphere Worlds Artist Dick Termes geometrically translates the view from inside a sphere to the outside of one. mark for My Articles 5 similar articles
Technology Research News
December 15, 2004
Kimberly Patch
Physics model predicts book sales Using the same statistical physics methods used to study complex systems such as earthquakes and financial markets, researchers have devised a model that tracks book sales. The method could be used in practical applications within six months to a year. mark for My Articles
Science News
December 11, 2004
Ivars Peterson
Pennies in a Tray Mathematicians have long pondered the problem of packing identical circles inside a variety of geometric shapes. mark for My Articles 10 similar articles
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