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Problem of the Week 1-30-18: Recursion [Recursions, Polynomials]

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Math Organizations from JMM 2018

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JMM 2018 was a fun math filled event and a great way to start the year. After meeting so many new people and seeing so many different math related organization, we thought we'd share some of our favorites. Here is a list of some of cool math organizations we learned about. AWM - Association for Women in Mathematics AWM works to help encourage interest in mathematics among women, as well as advocates for equality among genders in the mathematics. Formed in 1971, the society has held lectures series honoring notable female mathematicians and have given out medals such as the Alice T. Schafer for undergraduate women who have shown themselves to be exceptional mathematicians. They have notable members too, such as their current president Ami Radunskaya, who is a professor of mathematics at Pomona College. CoCalc - Collaborative Calculation in the Cloud CoCalc is part of the Sage Project, an expansive tool created by the mathematics professor William Stein. CoCalc is a powerful env...

Problem of the Week 1-23-18: Combinatorial Sum [Algebra,Combinatorics]

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Problem of the Week 1-16-18: Trigonometric Identity [Trigonometry]

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Problem of the Week 1-2-18: Unit Square [Geometry]

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Problem of the Week 12-26-17: License Plate [Probability]

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Math History Youtube Mini-Series: The History of Greek Mathematics

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Mathematics has long been a unifying element across cultures around the globe. Beginning first as a tool used for counting and practical problems, Mathematics eventually came to be an intellectual interest producing theories and ideas that described the world. As one of the most pursued sciences, Math has built off itself creating new ideas on the backs of old ones. The study of Math history attempts to document and understand this path that Mathematics has taken from antiquity to now. Below you may watch this new mini-series on Math History which focuses on the breakthroughs made in the early years of Mathematics in Greece. This series is meant to be a short introduction to Math History and as such covers only part of the Mathematical discoveries of one culture. Greek mathematicians as a whole did much to learn from and expand upon the knowledge established by the civilizations before it. Yet, within this series we have left out many Mathematicians that were instrumental in the develo...