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Finding Square of Numbers – Part 3

Finding Square of Numbers – Part 3

The value of a problem is not so much coming up with the answer as in the ideas and attempted ideas it forces on the would be solver. I. N. Herstein Welcome to the blog Math1089 – Mathematics for All. Glad you came by. I wanted to let you know I appreciate your spending time here at the blog very much. I do appreciate your taking time out of your busy schedule to check out Math1089! Squaring…

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Few Mathematical facts about the year of Hope 2022

Few Mathematical facts about the year of Hope 2022

The mathematician is entirely free, within the limits of his imagination, to construct what worlds he pleases. What he is to imagine is a matter for his own caprice; he is not thereby discovering the fundamental principles of the universe nor becoming acquainted with the ideas of God. If he can find, in experience, sets of entities which obey the same logical scheme as his mathematical entities,…

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Exploring Magic Circles - A Guide with Two Examples

If you come from mathematics, as I do, you realize that there are many problems, even classical problems, which cannot be solved by computation alone. Roger Penrose Welcome to Math1089 – Mathematics for All! Thank you for visiting Math1089! I truly appreciate you taking the time out of your busy day to explore this space dedicated to the beauty and wonder of mathematics. Math is a beautiful…

Exploring Magic Circles - A Guide with Two Examples

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Exploring Magic Squares: A Math Celebration for Dr. Vidya Sagar

Without mathematics, there’s nothing you can do. Everything around you is mathematics. Everything around you is numbers. Shakuntala Devi Welcome to Math1089 – Mathematics for All! Thank you for visiting Math1089! I truly appreciate you taking the time out of your busy day to explore this space dedicated to the beauty and wonder of mathematics. Math is a beautiful subject, but I understand it’s…

Exploring Magic Squares: A Math Celebration for Dr. Vidya Sagar

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The Number 786

Without mathematics, there’s nothing you can do. Everything around you is mathematics. Everything around you is numbers. Shakuntala Devi Welcome to the blog Math1089 – Mathematics for All. There are many numbers known to us that are significant from both a mathematical and cultural perspective. One such number is 786. In this post, let’s explore the mathematical beauty of the number 786.…

The Number 786

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40 Captivating Facts that will make Mathematics Amusing!

Fact 1 The root of the term mathematics is in the Greek word Mathema (μάθημα), which was used quite generally in early writings to indicate any subject of instruction or study. Fact 2 A baker’s dozen is a group of 13. Fact 3 Johann Rahn introduced the division symbol, known as the obelus, in 1659. This symbol took the form of a horizontal line with a dot above and below it (÷) and was…

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Mathematical Beauties of the Happy New Year 2024

Mathematics is on the artistic side a creation of new rhythms, orders, designs, harmonies, and on theknowledge side, is a systematic study of various rhythms, orders, designs and harmonies.William L. Schaaf Welcome to the blog Math1089 – Mathematics for All. 2023 is about to pass, and 2024 is coming. This is the moment to leave the old and welcome the new. Let’s hope that 2024 will add the…

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Tell Me Your Shoe Size, and I will Estimate Your Age!

I had better say something here about this question of age, since it is particularly important for mathematicians. . . . To take a simple illustration at a comparatively humble level, the average age of election to the Royal Society is lowest in mathematics. We can naturally find much more striking illustrations. We may consider, for example, the career of a man who was certainly one of the…

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