Posted on April 16, 2020April 16, 2020by Meta Math is used everyday in a wide range of professions, and the theater industry is no exception. Set designers make frequent use of geometry to calculate angles, lengths, and area of common shapes, which are then translated into large scale painted or constructed components of the stage. […]
Foundational Laws … Posted on January 19, 2020January 19, 2020by Meta Show your work. Many a math teacher has uttered this 3-word phrase. Can you demonstrate evidence to back up your results? Doing the calculations in your head to get the correct answer doesn’t assure you will be rewarded with a 100% passing grade. It’s […]
Posted on April 29, 2020April 29, 2020by Meta My memories of putting complex jigsaw puzzles together as a family predate the current puzzle craze of corona days. I still remember holiday getaways as a teenager where my parents, sister, and I would sit around a table in a mountain cabin and collectively tackle the piece […]
Posted on January 11, 2020January 11, 2020by Meta The fields of math, science, history, and art are all woven into the rich multi-colored tapestry of the human existence, resulting in patterns which can be studied by examining the threads of time. A stitch in time saves nine is a prevailing proverb, a needle that pricks […]
Posted on March 29, 2020March 29, 2020by Meta Our perception of time is challenged by two opposing forces, and thus we are experiencing a phenomenon where our world has changed rapidly, yet many of us are sequestered to our homes in a perpetual pattern of isolation routines with no definitive end in sight. We’ve been […]
Posted on December 21, 2019December 28, 2019by Meta 1 is the basic building block of our number system; a single identity; a unit. The first positive integer, 1 is neither prime nor composite. In mathematics, 1 is also the only number for which these facts are true (so says Wikipedia): Any number n multiplied by 1 equals that number: n × […]
Posted on April 16, 2020April 16, 2020by Meta Math is used everyday in a wide range of professions, and the theater industry is no exception. Set designers make frequent use of geometry to calculate angles, lengths, and area of common shapes, which are then translated into large scale painted or constructed components of the stage. […]
Posted on January 11, 2020January 11, 2020by Meta The fields of math, science, history, and art are all woven into the rich multi-colored tapestry of the human existence, resulting in patterns which can be studied by examining the threads of time. A stitch in time saves nine is a prevailing proverb, a needle that pricks […]
Foundational Laws … Posted on January 4, 2020January 7, 2020by Meta The magnificent mind and original author of the scientific method and creator of the fields of calculus and physics was born on this day, January 4, 1643. Issac Newton was an English philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, physicist, alchemist, and theologian whose brilliant questions about our […]
Arithmetic … Posted on March 18, 2020March 18, 2020by Meta Not even 10 days ago, I was making comments to a friend about the surge of emails I was receiving related to a potential pandemic and questioning how serious this viral threat truly was. Were the cancellations and concerns largely fear and hype-based, or actually […]
Foundational Laws … Posted on January 4, 2020January 7, 2020by Meta The magnificent mind and original author of the scientific method and creator of the fields of calculus and physics was born on this day, January 4, 1643. Issac Newton was an English philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, physicist, alchemist, and theologian whose brilliant questions about our […]
Posted on January 11, 2020January 11, 2020by Meta The fields of math, science, history, and art are all woven into the rich multi-colored tapestry of the human existence, resulting in patterns which can be studied by examining the threads of time. A stitch in time saves nine is a prevailing proverb, a needle that pricks […]
Posted on December 14, 2019December 15, 2019by Meta Are goals the integral component in the formula for success? Are you familiar with statistics on New Year’s resolutions? It’s that time of year again where about 60% of people start thinking about changes they want to make, yet an astonishing 8% of individuals who make New […]
Do you ever feel paralyzed by your aspirations for a better life, or overwhelmed by how far your future goals are from your current reality? It may be an inspiring exercise to dream big and ponder the sort of life we want to be living in 5-10 years, but in order to turn dreams into […]