Carnival of Mathematics 225
Welcome to the Two-Hundred and Twenty-Fifth Carnival of Mathematics. Let’s start with facts about 225: Octagonal numbers are always fun: And then we can always think in gradians for a hexadecagon where the outside angles shown are 225 gradians (202.5 degrees or 1.125π radians). (Thanks David JONES f
A blizzard
A collective noun for snowy owls is a blizzard. I doodled Koch snowflakes with a blizzard of these superb owls. They hunt day and night and are an utter delight to observe.
Genuary 2024
This year’s Genuary code is here (I will update as I go through the prompts). My codepen gallery is here. I am hoping to play with symmetry the entire month. Day-31 – generative music (this runs slow on mobile and some machines) Day-30 – shaders Day-29 – Signed Distance Functions (if we keep trying
haiku without words
I created haiku without words. This is just a draft of a concept. I contemplated the #wccchallenge prompt “improbable architecture” and thought of our solar system, of atoms and electrons, and of poetry without words. Click it to start. Your browser does not support iframes. If the sketch doesn’t lo
Hyperbolic Duckies Published – NCTM
My hyperbolic duckies project is now published in the NCTM MTLT in the For the Love of Mathematics Department:
Porthales
I wanted to undertake a data project that could be completed in less than a day, so I decided to work with storm manhole data from Salem, Oregon. The primary aim of this project is to foster community creativity—whether through code, imagination, writing, or conversation. The map has transformed 10,
Mathober Pieces
Mathober 2023 Prompts are here.This year I used a mix of p5js and procreate to play with stellar scenes – enjoy! There were some great sketches on Mathstodon including hilarious videos, comics, generative music, puns, and more. Links on titles take you to codePen full page view. Some days I played w
Mathober 2023 Prompts
Mathober is just right around the corner, so I thought I’d post this year’s prompts early for those that like to plan ahead or incorporate any of this into a classroom. I look forward to seeing everyone’s creative expression of this year’s prompts. If you’ve never participated – join in! Here are so
Raven Paradox
Raven’s were a fun one to research. I had a hard time selecting the math for these intriguing birds. From vocalizations to intelligence to barrel rolls – it was a tough pick. I ended up going with the Raven Paradox. I couldn’t resist including a leucistic feather (not all ravens are black).
