March 14 is no regular Pi Day this year. Math enthusiasts everywhere are celebrating the event as Ultimate Pi Day, because the date will correspond to the first five digits of pi (3.1415) rather than ...
This video explores one of Leonhard Euler’s most elegant ideas, showing how factorials can be used to connect π, square roots, and one-half in a surprising and beautiful way. Through clear ...
WHILE Paul Nahin is not the first to proclaim the power and beauty of mathematics, few have alluded to the “erotic connection between mathematical insight and sexual orgasm”. A stretch too far, ...