geometry
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This Mathematical Guide Will Help You Neatly Wrap Any Gift
Video: Do all the presents you give away over the holidays look like they were wrapped in the dark? Don’t worry: this video features a series of mathematical tricks to help you ensure your gifts always look neatly wrapped.
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These Brand New Shapes Are A Class Of Their Own
Until today, scientists only knew of three classes of three-dimensional solids. Now they’ve got a fourth. This new flavour of shapes are called Goldberg polyhedrons and they are the first new class of shapes discovered in over 400 years.
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The Weird Maths That Can Make Wheels That Aren’t Circular
If you need something to roll smoothly along the ground, you better strap some of those circular things called wheels to it, right? Well, not quite — because there are actually other shapes that roll smoothly too.
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Anyone Can Be A Pool Shark When This Projector Calls The Shots
Pool is simple if you know your geometry. And physics. And have good hand-eye coordination. And while none of those seem that hard on their own, they can be a little tough to put together. But with a little help from tech, it becomes as easy as just keeping your eyes open.