When twisting a strip of paper or acetate under high longitudinal tension, one observes, at some critical load, a buckling of the strip into a regular triangular pattern. Very similar triangular ...

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Most kids' TV programming is lame and not educational. "Numberblocks," a British import that streams on Netflix, is a beacon of light. It's made my kid want to talk about math nonstop. Like most ...

How a centuries-old math puzzle helped us see inside the human brain. By Steven Strogatz Photo illustrations by Jens Mortensen Each installment of “Math, Revealed” starts with an object, uncovers the ...

Non-linear sequences increase or decrease by different amounts each time. A number pattern is a series of numbers that follow a specific rule. Examples include: odd numbers, even numbers, square ...