Knot 249 2001-12-08 | Game Theory Game theory .net is an eclectic resource for educators and students of game theory. Beyond lecture notes and links to text books, the site contains interactive applets and games demonstrating key concepts. There is even a section on game theory in the movies. |
Knot 248 2001-11-27 | Contour Plots Eric Weeks describes a method of making interesting non-moiré patterns. Check out his pages on Lissajou figures, Polar Flowers, and Spirals as well. |
Knot 247 2001-11-04 | Hexadecimal Headquarters Why should we switch to the hexadecimal system? A basic argument against the tyrrany of ten! |
Knot 246 2001-10-21 | Who's Counting? This is an archive of John Allen Paulos' mathematics columns for abcNEWS.com. Click here for the most recent column. |
Knot 245 2001-10-08 | Distances on a cube Henry Bottomley's applet allows you to calculate distances on the surface of a cubical box, which are related to the Spider and Fly problem, the Ant problem, and the Surface Distance Conjecture. Also check out Circumnavigating a cube and a tetrahedron! |
Knot 244 2001-09-26 | Digital Mathematics Archive A digital collection of more recent mathematical sources (from late 19th century) including papers, images, and source code. |
Knot 243 2001-09-11 | Voronoi Art Scott Sona Snibbe uses a retro-reflective floor to display the Voronoi diagram of people walking on it, exploring notions of personal space and individual-group relations.Check out also Scott's other projects. |
Knot 242 2001-09-05 | Forum Geometricorum This is a freely accessible electronic journal on classical euclidean geometry and related areas which aims at bringing to its readers the beauty, elegance, and usefulness of elementary geometry. |
Knot 241 2001-08-27 | The Game of Sprouts This site is a witty and enjoyable exploration of Paterson's and Conway's game of sprouts. The game of sprouts was featured in one of Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games columns in Scientific American. Readers are invited to to join in the mathematical research pursuit which sprouts represents and to share their research results. |
Knot 240 2001-08-20 | 7Stones Mathematical Ideas in Science Nominated for a Webby Award, this site offers illustrations and explanations of some mathematical ideas that are used in science. |