MTArchive
An archive of online columns written by Ivars Peterson (1996-2007) and updated.
Monday, February 20, 2017
Papercraft Polyhedra
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Drawing and constructing polyhedra is a pastime that goes back to the Renaissance and perhaps even earlier times. Leonardo da Vinci (1452...
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Pentium Bug Revisited
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The jokes still circulate on the Internet: Q: How many Pentium designers does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: 1.99995827903, but th...
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Losing to Win
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It's a gift to born losers. Researchers have demonstrated that two games of chance, each guaranteed to give a player a predominance of ...
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Arithmagic
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Watch him pull a rabbit out of his hat? Not exactly. Arthur T. Benjamin eschews the usual trappings of the magician's trade. Calli...
Sunday, October 6, 2013
A Lawyer's Math Library
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"Strangely enough, anyone wishing to write about Galois in Paris would do well to journey to Louisville, Kentucky." — Leopold Inf...
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