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In the Math Corps, we follow a Kids Teaching Kids -- and, more importantly, Kids Caring About Kids -- model. At its heart is the belief that every child has greatness within them, whatever that means for them: reaching their full potential, and getting access to the opportunities that can make that a reality. The…

In the Math Corps, we follow a Kids Teaching Kids — and, more importantly, Kids Caring About Kids — model. At its heart is the belief that every child has greatness within them, whatever that means for them: reaching their full potential, and getting access to the opportunities that can make that a reality. The […]

Announcing: The $10,000 AMR “Paper of the Future” Prize For centuries, mathematics has been communicated in a fundamentally linear medium: the written page. Yet mathematics itself is nonlinear, dynamic, and structurally rich. Today, technical barriers to dynamic and interactive exposition have largely fallen. Web-based graphics, browser computation, simulation engines, and AI-assisted coding now allow mathematicians […]

This is Dave Smith, a mathematical artist. He spends a lot of time just messing around, seeing what shapes he can tile in usual ways. Nov 20, 2022, he emails @cs_kaplan to say: he can’t figure out how to get this shape to tile periodically. 4 days later: “now wouldn’t that be a thing?” !!! […]

This is Dave Smith, a mathematical artist. He spends a lot of time just messing around, seeing what shapes he can tile in usual ways. Nov 20, 2022, he emails @cs_kaplan to say: he can’t figure out how to get this shape to tile periodically. 4 days later: “now wouldn’t that be a thing?” !!! […]