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How Much of Our Math Series Did You Retain? Try This Quiz. Test your knowledge of taxicab geometry, triangular numbers, the golden ratio and more.
Harry and Tom have each found a 4-digit perfect square, a 3-digit perfect cube and a 3-digit triangular number that use 10 different digits, but with no leading zero. A triangular number is one that ...
Non-linear sequences increase or decrease by different amounts each time. A number pattern is a series of numbers that follow a specific rule. Examples include: odd numbers, even numbers, square ...
How a centuries-old math puzzle helped us see inside the human brain. By Steven Strogatz Photo illustrations by Jens Mortensen Each installment of “Math, Revealed” starts with an object, uncovers the ...