Last week I received @Alien_Sunset monthly mail art!
The envelope was decorated by using #hitomezashi #StitchPattern seeded with my name 😍
Guess some of you are interested in the video and book recommended
https://www.amazon.com/Stitch-Line-Mathematics-One-Stitch-Recreational-ebook/dp/B0DJKC7DJN
#MathMonday I love it when there are useful, “everyday”, applications of a mathematical theorem. Here’s one of my favorites: Take a level table wobbling on uneven ground. The Intermediate Value Theorem guarantees that rotating the table in a circle, less than a quarter turn (for a 4-legged table), will find a spot where the table sits perfectly without wobbling! No need to shove napkins under the “short” leg. (#Proof available upon request.) #calculus #IVT
#MathMonday What was it that made you want to be a mathematician? When did you fall in love with #math ?
For me it was Asimov on Numbers in the 7th grade and coming to understand that there were different magnitudes of infinity. I needed to be able to prove this. Hilbert’s Hotel and Cantor’s proof of the uncountability of the Reals set me down a path I’m still on.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilbert's_paradox_of_the_Grand_Hotel
