Student Mathlete

No shame in the brain game

[Student Mathlete @YoungMathlete]

It has been a while since I have been online but I would just like to share this very impressive interactive map detailing the spread and number of cases of #coronavirus . I found it most interesting.
Please #StaySafe and #StayHome during these times.

https://t.co/FX9KASYXxY

[Fermat's Library @fermatslibrary]

Here's a 1,400 years old approximation to the sine function (0 ≤ x ≤ π) by Mahabhaskariya of Bhaskara I

[Vincent Pantal🍩ni @panlepan]

Orthogonal circles family. #mathGIF

[Tim Brzezinski @TimBrzezinski]

Bagel/doughnut modeling in @geogebra #AugmentedReality! 😋 Plus, a 360-deg tour inside a #torus! How can we change eq(s) to create a larger hole in middle? How can we make circular cross sec’s (from vertical plane slices) bigger or smaller? @AppleEDU #MTBoS #ITeachMath #ARKit

[Martin Holtham @GHSMaths]

Last week, my Year 8 class @GuildfordHigh constructed these beautiful geometric patterns, following video tutorials by @dearingwang.

Emily’s colourful pentagram is particularly spectacular.

#mathart

[IMA @IMAmaths]

How can you use maths to produce a music video https://t.co/X9gTqcUzCP

[Fermat's Library @fermatslibrary]

Here's a good way to visualize factorial growth: imagine a cell that divides in 2, each child cell will then divide in 3, each grandchild cell will divide in 4 and and so on.

[Ben Gross @bhgross144]

Today’s #GoogleDoodle features the disembodied hand of philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (b. #OTD 1646), who published an article on binary arithmetic (Explication de l'Arithmétique Binaire) in 1703 & was an integral figure in the creation of #calculus. #histSTM #math #badpun

[Good Morning Britain @GMB]

Does #LoveIsland's Hayley know anything about the Pythagorean theorem? Nope and neither do you @piersmorgan!

[Women and Diversity in Mathematics @womeninmaths]

Duke Professor is first female recipient of $100,000 Prize in Applied Mathematics https://t.co/QlWyJrlnPf

[the Center of Math @centerofmath]

Check out this article about an unusual way of looking at primes! #MotivationMonday #DoMath
A Chemist Shines Light on a Surprising Prime Number Pattern https://t.co/l36M4Ed7Gl via @QuantaMagazine

[Maths History @mathshistory]

Edward Lorenz (1917-2008), pioneer of chaos theory, born 23 May https://t.co/EetlNn1Nny https://t.co/boM8c1vfQX

[iFootpath Super Walking Guides @ifootpathuk]

BBC News - 100 Women: Gladys West - the 'hidden figure' of GPS - very interesting article about maths behind GPS was cracked. https://t.co/Rwc8Tl1rlW

[Maths History @mathshistory]

Happy belated birthday Agnesi!

[Fermat's Library @fermatslibrary]

PAPER

"Von Neumann’s First Computer Program" by Donald Knuth

In 1945 Von Neumann wrote a sorting algorithm for the EDVAC (Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer)
This sorting algorithm later became known as Merge sort

Paper here: https://t.co/vhoX9WM4UO

[Science Museum @sciencemuseum]

Introduced into India c.1300s, astrolabes were used to track the movements of stars across the sky, tell time and navigate. See an astrolabe on display in our free exhibition #IlluminatingIndia. Closes today! https://t.co/GDqdUhYyd0

[Martin Holtham @GHSMaths]

Rectangles tangled around a circle
https://t.co/KUN7bwJzIq

Wrapping the ferozkoh jaali islamic art pattern around a circle.

#mathart

[the Center of Math @centerofmath]

The three sides of a right triangle! #FunFriday #DoMath

[GeoGebra @geogebra]

Try the new GeoGebra Augmented Reality app! Create 3D graphs and walk around them! As you edit equations your graphs change shape in real-time, helping better demonstrate complex concepts in a simple, visual way: https://t.co/TbpoQcxykY #mtbos #iteachmath

[Martin Holtham @GHSMaths]

{Pies} ∪ {π-themed baking}

Pupil baking competition for #piday @GuildfordHigh.

#insπringgirls