October 17, 2019
What’s so special about Pi?
Formally, Pi is a mathematical constant whose value is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter (Pi = C/d).…
Tag: mathematics
October 16, 2019
Does 0.99999… really equal 1?
Does 0.999 (repeated) equal “one”? You might be surprised by the answer… which is “yes“. I heard this on a…
October 11, 2019
Why does multiplying two negatives give you a positive?
I found myself in a difficult situation the other day: explaining the multiplication of two negative numbers to my 8…
October 7, 2019
How many times can a piece of paper be folded?
Its a common misconseption that a piece of paper can only be folded in half approximately 7 times, at most…
August 25, 2019
Computers, Probability, Logic: Blaise Pascal’s Impressive Legacy
You are probably reading this article online. In that case, you may not know it but you have a seventeenth-century…