28
Jun
Spotted Tau-hee
Happy Tau Day! I have created another math bird piece for today with the inspiration of Spotted Towhees on my morning walk.
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27
Jun
Space-Pigeonholes Imagined
The Pigeonhole Principle merged with the contemplation of black holes today. I envisioned Fractal Kitty at the whiteboard with this one, but went without the kitty today – enjoy.
16
Jun
“Two-Body” Problem: Barycenter vs Waxwing
After watching the neighborhood waxwings consume their fill of berries prior to moving on, I pondered a different kind of a two-body problem:
07
Jun
Overdue May Update
Well, I am overdue for a post. This year was busy. I taught 11-13 classes per week on top of study halls and homeschooling 3 kiddos. I have found my creative energy slightly depleted. That being said, I got a lot done in May and hope to reset in June. 101 days of code complete! […]
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30
Apr
In a Loop
Sometimes you just feel like you are in a loop…
14
Mar
Cantor Set Zine
This is Fractal Kitty’s first zine! I was inspired by the public math website. Some wonderful zines from @becky_k_warren and @Ayliean are on there. After cutting the Cantor Set with Kirigami to investigate fraction operations, exponents, and patterns this week with my middle school groups I thought
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07
Mar
February Highlights
Coding: On January 31st, I started 101 days of creative coding. After a few setbacks (11 days with no power), I am on track. Please check out 101 days of creative coding on a computer to fully engage with the interactive days. I didn’t want to spam everyone with a daily blog post, but there […]
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02
Mar
The 191st Carnival of Mathematics
This is my first time hosting the Aperiodical Carnival of Mathematics. The Carnival is a round of math blogging that shares various articles, posts, videos, and more. Last month was hosted by Sophie the Mathmo and next month will be hosted by Eddies Math and Calculator Blog. I love the tradition of
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09
Feb
Probability in the Leaves
I run and see the crows daily. They splash, play, talk, and announce the sunset. I see them in yards flipping leaves together and can’t help but feel that they are calculating probabilities. Of what, I am not sure – maybe the probability of finding a nut, bug, or piece of pizza. No matter what, […]
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31
Jan
Folding Origami
Need a pun? This is an origami I-koi-sahedron. This code is from Day 0 to kick off my 101 Days of Creative Code. I will post GIFs to the blog as they are created, but the coding will be done as pages rather than posts ( I didn’t want to spam my followers).
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