Mathematics
Graphing Erdős and Bacon
Where are you on the networks?
Mathematics
Mathematics
Famous Diophantine Equations
A Diophantine equation is an algebraic equation with several unknowns and integer coefficients
Mathematics
What is a Black Swan event?
Necessary and sufficient conditions
Mathematics
The Mathematics of Elo Ratings
Calculating the relative skill of players in zero-sum games
Mathematics
The Math Behind that Dick Joke in HBO’s “Silicon Valley”
Estimating the efficiency of tip-to-tip stimulation
Mathematics
A Theory of Angular Relativity
In this article we explore how the principle of relativity may apply to curvilinear movements.
Mathematics
What is Topology?
An entry-level primer on “rubber-sheet geometry”
Mathematics
The Math Problems from Good Will Hunting, w/ solutions
How do you like them apples?
Ramanujan
The Hardy-Ramanujan Number
The two different ways 1729 is expressible as the sum of two cubes are 1³ + 12³ and 9³ + 10³. The number has since become known as the Hardy-Ramanujan number, the second so-called “taxicab number”
Mathematics
Fermat's Little Theorem
Understanding Pierre de Fermat’s observation about prime numbers
Erdős
The Mathematical Nomad, Paul Erdős
Paul Erdos is to this day remembered as the man who devoted his entire life to mathematics. Living out of a suitcase traveling from university to university, throughout his life he survived off speaking fees and modest endowments from various universities.
Physics
The Heat Equation: Inhomogeneous Boundary Conditions
This is the third article in my series on partial differential equations. Before reading further you might want to read part one (9…