Archive for September 2010
The strangeness of mathematical language
Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: September 30, 2010
The four branches of arithmetic: ambition, distraction, uglification and derision. The Mock Turtle Polylaterals We all know what a triangle is: its a closed figure with 3 sides. But the triangle’s generic name sounds like it should have 3 angles: TRI-ANGLE. Well, of course, it does have 3 angles, one opposite each of the 3 […]
"See, that’s the sickness right there. You find math fun, don’t you?"
Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: September 27, 2010
The title of this post comes from an interview with “Punk Mathematics” author Tom Henderson. There are lots of websites with the words “Fun” and “Math” in their title. But many of these sites are just clowning around to be funny without making the math itself fun. Bubblz Bubblz is a math clown with a […]
