Neil Sloane of ATT Labs shares some his favorite integer sequences from his online encyclopedia!
Recaman’s Sequence is especially perplexing! Sloane asks: does every number eventually appear?
(No one yet knows the answer!)
Mathematics writer Barry Cipra shows us Tag Deal, a simple but perplexing puzzle with cards.
Frank Morgan of Williams College asks “What is the shape of a double bubble?”
photo: Jeff Bauer
Prof Ed Burger of Williams College discusses the mathematics of proofs and puzzles, and a problem with his pants.
We catch Ed Pegg, puzzler extraordinaire , as he is going over a script for the TV show Numb3rs.
Robert Schneider, of The Apples In Stereo discusses his logarithmic tonal system and why he loves mathematics.
Bill Poundstone, author of The Prisoner’s Dilemma, tells us some game theory lore, how to model an arms race, and lessons for the good life.
John. H. Conway, one of the young men pictured above, tells us about his fabulous and simple method for rapidly calculating the day of the week.
With just a little practice, you too can Impress your friends (or drive them away) with this stupendous ability!
A contestant for our Million-Dollar-Give-Away sent in Rayo’s Number, hitherto the largest number ever used for any real purpose: to wit, winning the
Check out the article by Scot Aaronson that inspired them to duke it out! And this thread on the math forum is quite interesting as well.
We discuss the results of the fabulous Math Factor Million Dollar Giveaway. and confess this was an excuse to bring up Game Theory and how to talk about really big numbers.
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