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Magazine articles on mathematics.
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Bio-IT World
October 9, 2002
Mark D. Uehling
Can You See the 88th Dimension? Visualization expert Georges Grinstein talks about how scientists should analyze large data sets. mark for My Articles 12 similar articles
Science News
September 28, 2002
Ivars Peterson
Stepping Beyond Fibonacci Numbers Trying variants of a simple mathematical rule that yields interesting results can lead to additional discoveries and curiosities. mark for My Articles 27 similar articles
Salon.com
September 5, 2002
David Appell
Math = beauty + truth / (really hard) Explaining what the winners of the world's top awards in mathematics actually do isn't as easy as adding 2+2. But we'll give it a try. mark for My Articles 93 similar articles
Science News
August 31, 2002
Ivars Peterson
Golden Blossoms, Pi Flowers Fibonacci numbers (and the golden ratio) come up surprisingly often in nature, from the number of petals in various flowers to the number of scales along a spiral row in a pine cone. How do these numbers and the golden ratio arise? mark for My Articles 45 similar articles
Science News
August 24, 2002
Ivars Peterson
Probabilities in Bingo What makes the game suspenseful is the tantalizing uncertainty about when someone will achieve a Bingo. It's natural to wonder how long a typical game would last. More precisely, what is the average number of calls required to complete a game for a given number of players? mark for My Articles 13 similar articles
Science News
August 17, 2002
Ivars Peterson
Testing for Divisibility Few people, including many mathematicians, know all the simple rules by which large numbers can be tested quickly for divisibility by numbers 1 through 12. Nonetheless, they can be handy for solving digital puzzles, reducing fractions, and as targets for algorithm development. mark for My Articles 7 similar articles
Science News
August 3, 2002
Ivars Peterson
Home Runs and Ballparks How hard is it to hit a home run in different ballparks? A mathematical look. mark for My Articles 21 similar articles
Science News
July 27, 2002
Ivars Peterson
Taxicab Numbers Curious properties sometimes lurk within seemingly undistinguished numbers. mark for My Articles 6 similar articles
Science News
June 29, 2002
Ivars Peterson
Dangerous Problems Some mathematical problems are easy to describe but turn out to be notoriously difficult to solve. Nonetheless, despite repeated warnings from those who have failed in the past, these unsolved problems continue to lure mathematicians into hours, days, and even years of futile labor. mark for My Articles 23 similar articles
Science News
June 22, 2002
Ivars Peterson
Conquering Catalan's Conjecture Preda Mihailescu of the University of Paderborn in Germany finally may have the key to a venerable problem known as Catalan's conjecture, which concerns the powers of whole numbers. mark for My Articles 13 similar articles
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