Tag: mathematics

September 14, 2019 By alberto

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).…

August 20, 2019 By alberto

Let’s say I put $20 in a box. Now you do the same. The box now contains $40, and we’re…

July 12, 2019 By alberto

Its a common misconseption that a piece of paper can only be folded in half approximately 7 times, at most…

June 22, 2019 By alberto

Does 0.999 (repeated) equal “one”? You might be surprised by the answer… which is “yes“. I heard this on a…

November 5, 2018 By alberto

I found myself in a difficult situation the other day: explaining the multiplication of two negative numbers to my 8…

October 4, 2018 By alberto

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August 25, 2018 By alberto

You are probably reading this article online. In that case, you may not know it but you have a seventeenth-century…