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Pied Beauty, Pamela Vale
Pied Beauty, Pamela Vale
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
This is a shape poem about the beauty of mathematics formed with the lines containing the number of words corresponding to the digits in pi (to 26 places).
Figure-Ground Perception: A Poem Proof, Richard Delaware
Figure-Ground Perception: A Poem Proof, Richard Delaware
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
This is a proof, in poetic form, of a bit of real analysis, more specifically involving the topology of accumulation points, that exploits the human optical phenomenon of figure-ground perception. Sometimes it is not a change in content, but a snap shift in point of view that yields a proof.
So Long My Friend, Bryan Mcnair
So Long My Friend, Bryan Mcnair
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
No abstract provided.
Heuristic Or Stochastic?, E Laura Golberg
Heuristic Or Stochastic?, E Laura Golberg
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
This is a poem about laying odds on the outcome of weddings.
Proof Theory, Stan Raatz
An 1883 Faery Tale, Scott W. Williams
An 1883 Faery Tale, Scott W. Williams
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
A poem about the construction of Georg Cantor's famous set.
Gradual Homicide, Jack Ritter
Gradual Homicide, Jack Ritter
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
A mathematical poem about asymptotic treachery.
Disciple, Jessica K. Sklar
Disciple, Jessica K. Sklar
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
This is a love poem for mathematics.
A Math Poem, Sara R. Katz
My Finite Field, Matthew Schroeder
My Finite Field, Matthew Schroeder
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
A love poem written in the language of mathematics.