Math Monday: A Base Beyond
Have you ever heard of sesquinary numbers?
Have you ever heard of sesquinary numbers?
Let’s face it. There are easier ways to count a pile of marbles than to deposit them one by one into either of the machines we’ve built over the last couple of weeks. Can’t we build a machine that would do something at least slightly more useful? Like at least add two numbers? The pleasant surprise is […]
Counting in ternary with marbles
counting marbles, with math!
Math inspiration can come from anywhere
Making paper models since the 1950s
If you build a number of polyhedra models, and count up their vertices, edges, and faces, you many discover an interesting relationship.