Category: Math
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Ulam Spiral: Patterns in the Primes
July 6, 2023 · 6 min read “The mathematician’s patterns, like the painter’s or the poet’s must be beautiful; the ideas, like the colours or the words must fit together in a harmonious way. Beauty is the first test: there is no permanent place in the world for ugly mathematics.” G. H. Hardy Introduction Prime…
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Chemistry and The Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic
June 7, 2023 · 4 min read The Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic states that any positive integer greater than 1 can be expressed as a product of prime numbers and that this product is unique. A prime number is any number that is divisible only by 1 and itself. For example, the first few primes…
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Making Platonic Solids Out of Paper
Feb 11, 2023 · 4 min read The Wager That Started it All A few months ago I was eating lunch with some friends when I wagered, “Do you think you could find the center of the base of this glass with nothing but a pencil and paper?” A little friendly competition then broke out.…
