Category: Visual Math
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Every Unsolved Geometry Problem that Sounds Easy
Five Geometry Problems That Look Simple but Remain Unsolved Square Packing Bellman’s Lost in a Forest Problem Ulam’s Packing Conjecture Lebesgue’s Universal Covering Problem Moser’s Worm Problem Kobon’s Triangle Problem Five Geometry Problems That Look Simple but Remain Unsolved Square Packing A unit square is a square with a side length read more
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Every Massive Number Explained
The Biggest Numbers in Mathematics Googol The Shannon Number Skewes’ Numbers Graham’s Number TREE(3) Rayo’s Number The Biggest Numbers in Mathematics Googol A googol is 10¹⁰⁰. Written out, this is a 1 followed by 100 zeros. It is also known as ten duotrigintillion. The word “googol” was originally invented by Milton read more
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Every Greek Letter in Math Explained
Every Greek Letter Used in Mathematics, Explained α (Alpha) β (Beta) Γ/γ (Gamma) Δ/δ (Delta) ε (Epsilon) ζ (Zeta) η (Eta) θ (Theta) ι (Iota) κ (Kappa) λ (Lambda) μ (Mu) ν (Nu) ξ (Xi) ο (Omicron) π/Π (Pi) ρ (Rho) Σ/σ (Sigma) τ (Tau) υ (Upsilon) φ (Phi) χ (Chi) read more
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Every Unsolved Math Problem that Sounds Easy – Part 2
Six Deceptively Simple Unsolved Problems in Mathematics Mersenne Primes Perfect Numbers The Rational Distance Problem The Moving Sofa Problem The Inscribed Square Problem The Ramsey Theory Problem Six Deceptively Simple Unsolved Problems in Mathematics Mersenne Primes One unsolved problem in mathematics concerns whether or not there are infinitely many Mersenne primes. read more
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Every Small Math Mistake that caused Huge Chaos
When Tiny Math Errors Caused Massive Disasters Aircraft Carrier Landing Strip Angles The Vasa The Laufenburg Bridge French High-Speed Trains Air Canada Flight 143 The S-80 Plus Class Submarines Amsterdam Housing Benefits The Titanic When Tiny Math Errors Caused Massive Disasters Aircraft Carrier Landing Strip Angles An aircraft carrier is a read more
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How Every Dimensions Actually Work (You Probably Didn’t Know)
Every Dimension Explained Zero Dimension (0D) One Dimension (1D) Second Dimension (2D) Third Dimension (3D) Fourth Dimension (4D Spacetime) Higher Dimensions in Mathematics Functional and Infinite Dimensions Fractals and Fractional Dimensions Curved and Warped Dimensions Applications and Modern Theories Every Dimension Explained Zero Dimension (0D) Zero dimension corresponds to the point, read more
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Every Proof That There Are Infinitely Many Primes Explained
What Is a Prime Number? Euclid’s Proof Factorial Proof Erdős’s Proof What Is a Prime Number? Think of a natural number. That is, a number used for counting, like six. Next, think of another natural number, like two. If we calculate 6 / 2, the result is 3. Since 3 is read more
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Every Proof That 0^0 is 1 but they get increasingly complex
Why Mathematicians Often Define 0⁰ as 1 The Empty Product Combinatorics and Tuples Functions and the Empty Set Further reading Why Mathematicians Often Define 0⁰ as 1 Throughout mathematics, 0⁰ is a notoriously problematic expression. Is it defined to have a value of 1, or does it have no mathematical meaning read more
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The Discovery of the Atom Explained (From Ancient Greece to Bohr)
The Ancient Idea of Atoms John Dalton and Chemical Ratios J. J. Thomson and the Electron Rutherford and the Gold Foil Experiment The Problem with Classical Physics Niels Bohr and Quantized Energy Levels Toward Quantum Mechanics Further Reading The Ancient Idea of Atoms Our understanding of matter, everything we can touch, read more
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Every Geometric Shape Used in 3D Printing Explained
The Geometry Behind 3D Printing 2D Profiles and Extrusion Platonic Solids Prisms and Pyramids Solids of Revolution The Torus Boolean Operations Parametric Surfaces The Geometry Behind 3D Printing 3D printing would not exist without geometry. Each generated object begins as a three-dimensional representation constructed from vertices, edges, and faces. This structure read more
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