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ColAUMS Space 2021 Issue 1

February 21, 2021 colaums editor Leave a comment

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Posted in: Maths Filed under: 2021, Bitcoin, colaums
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ColAUMS Space 2020 Issue 1

February 24, 2020 colaums editor Leave a comment

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Posted in: Maths Filed under: AUMS, colaums, Cookie Clicker, Niels Henrik Abel, puzzle

The Monty Hall Problem

October 3, 2018 colaums editor 2 Comments

Welcome to the Show! The bright lights dazzle your eyes as the stage opens and the cameras roll. A hostĀ greets…

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Posted in: Maths Filed under: car, goat, mathematics, monty hall, probability, puzzle

Mathematical Insects

July 28, 2018 colaums editor 1 Comment

Creepy crawlies. Insects. They may incite fear, or fascination, but did you know there are a number of insects crawling…

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Posted in: Maths Filed under: computer science, insects, langton, langton's ant, mathematics, turmites

Constructible Geometry: Easy as Squaring the Circle

June 19, 2018 colaums editor Leave a comment

To square the circle is to achieve the impossible. If you’ve ever heard of the phrase “squaring the circle”, you’ll…

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Posted in: Maths Filed under: constructible geometry, geometry, greek, law, mathematics, numbers, pi, primes

Prince Rupert’s Cube

May 24, 2018 colaums editor Leave a comment

Back in kindergarten you would have learned that you can’t fit a large block through a small hole. This seems…

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Posted in: Maths Filed under: cube, geometry, mathematics, prince rupert, video

Dudeney’s Hinged Dissections

May 8, 2018 colaums editor Leave a comment

How do you turn a triangle into a square? Or a pentagon into a nonagon? If I gave you a…

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Posted in: Maths Filed under: animations, dudeney, geometry, hinged, mathematics, puzzle, wooden puzzle

Cycloids, Clothoids and Other Fun Curves

March 22, 2018 colaums editor 1 Comment

Cycloids What happens if you strap an LED to a bike tyre and ride it along at night? Well, something…

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Posted in: Maths Filed under: catenary, clothoids, curves, cycloids, engineering, mathematics, real world

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