8 Aug 2017

Synopsis

Octavia Spencer joins a celebrated cast in this wonderfully moving film. Frank Adler, a single man (Chris Evans), is dedicated to raising his spirited young niece Mary (Mckenna Grace), a child prodigy. But Frank and Mary’s happy life together is threatened when Mary’s mathematical abilities come to the attention of her grandmother (Lindsay Duncan) – who has other plans for her granddaughter.

2 Aug 2017

The Maths Handbook: Everyday Maths Made Simple by Richard Elwes

Author

Richard Elwes

Synopsis

This is the perfect introduction for those who have a lingering fear of maths. If you think that maths is difficult, confusing, dull or just plain scary, then The Maths Handbook is your ideal companion.

Covering all the basics including fractions, equations, primes, squares and square roots, geometry and fractals, Dr Richard Elwes will lead you gently towards a greater understanding of this fascinating subject. Even apparently daunting concepts are explained simply, with the assistance of useful diagrams, and with a refreshing lack of jargon.

So whether you're an adult or a student, whether you like Sudoku but hate doing sums, or whether you've always been daunted by numbers at work, school or in everyday life, you won't find a better way of overcoming your nervousness about numbers and learning to enjoy making the most of mathematics.

28 Jul 2017

Cube

Algebraic surface of degree $6$ generated by the algebraic equation $x^6+y^6+z^6=1$.

23 Jul 2017

Challenge 23

Write $2017$ with the digit $2$ with the operations addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, power of $2$, power of $3$, square root, cubic root and factorial. Parenthesis are allowed. You can use numbers with more than one digit, like $22$, $222$ and so on.

Coming soon

17 Jul 2017

Reichstag dome

Reichtag dome is a glass dome with a $360$ degree view constructed over the top of the rebuilt Reichtag building, in Berlin, Germany. It was designed by the British architect Norman Foster and it was completed in $1999$.

8 Jul 2017

Metalmorphosis by David Černý

Metalmorphosis $(2007)$ is a kinetic sculpture by Czech artist David Černý $(1967)$ made with polished stainless steel, located in the Technology Plaza in Charlotte, North Caroline, USA.

4 Jul 2017

Columpius

Algebraic surface of degree $4$ generated by the algebraic equation $x^3y+xz^3+y^3z+z^3+7z^2+5z=0$.