The Story of Martin Gardner and Mathematics as Magic
Martin Gardner, one of the greatest recreational mathematicians of all time, is responsible not only for helping popularize mathematics as an art form and as a form of recreation but for inspiring a...
View ArticleA Miniature Introduction To Infinity
Infinity is a topic that has for ages caused a great deal of both fascination and confusion among students. It is a mathematical abstraction that unlike other abstractions seems hard to make concrete....
View ArticleHow to Start Your Own Math Circle or Enrichment Program
Traditionally, math enrichment programs are run by professional mathematicians with an interest in education or by teachers with an interest in math competitions, but for most other people the idea of...
View ArticleCut-the-Knot: A Hidden Treasure Trove of Mathematical Miscellany
The Web may contain almost every possible problem, puzzle, and article imaginable, but it’s decentralized nature makes it’s hard to locate good content in a sea of endless tutorials, amusing pictures,...
View ArticlePlus Magazine: A Collaboration Between Mathematicians and Educators
Unfortunately, too many of the English language math textbooks that students see on a daily basis are written exclusively by professional educators without any serious input from mathematicians. As a...
View ArticleMoebius Noodles: A Mathematical Playground for Young and Old
Contrary to popular belief, mathematics is not an activity that requires textbooks, calculators, and years of training. Because it consists of such fundamental notions as symmetry, classification,...
View ArticleNRICH: An Organized Collection of Math Enrichment Problems and Activities
If you liked the expository writing in Plus Magazine, you may enjoy Nrich, a sister project from Cambridge University. The site features hundreds of math problems and activities organized by grade and...
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