Posts tagged ‘Math notation’

In this Newsletter:

0. Season's greetings
1. New on IntMath: Putnam
2. The year in review
3. Math movies: Captive
4. Math puzzle: Cipher
5. Final thought: Imagine

In this Newsletter:

1. New on IntMath: Bubble sort rainbow
2. Resources
3. Math in the news
4. Math movies
5. Math puzzle
6. Final thought

Here we solve another graph mystery - what is the correct domain for y = sec(arccos(x))? And why do different software packages show similar, but different graphs?

Ancient rock art may give clues to the origin of written symbols, including early math notation.

Where do our math symbols come from? Here's a short background on the common ones.

Here's another method for getting math onto a Web page - MathJax.

The equals sign causes a lot of grief. Should we replace it with more meaningful symbols?

Yousuf has trouble understanding a question involving summation notation. After some effort, he gets there!

Greece had a large influence on Western thought and methods of governance. Here's some recollections from my recent visit to Athens.

Graffiti in Greece looks very mathematical - even rather nerdy in places.