Math Monday

Math Monday: Tetraxis Puzzle

Math Monday: Tetraxis Puzzle

Tetraxis puzzle By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics People have been making geometric puzzles for centuries, with each design adding new twists. At The Museum of Mathematics, we have a large puzzle called the tetraxis, shown above. The name comes from the fact that the pieces line up along four axes. Most people […]

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Math Monday: Giant Burr Puzzles

Math Monday: Giant Burr Puzzles

Giant burr puzzles By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics For the Math Midway exhibition, The Math Museum created a set of large geometric puzzles. The one seen here is a traditional six-piece burr puzzle in which the six notched pieces of wood interlock in a clever way. When assembled, there are two pieces […]

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Math Monday: Fractal polyhedra clusters

Math Monday: Fractal polyhedra clusters

Fractal polyhedra clusters By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics At The Math Museum, we are interested in making cool mathematical ideas accessible and tactile. With a good 3D printing machine, you can make beautiful fractal polyhedra clusters like the one below. This nylon model consists of twelve groups of twelve small stellated dodecahedra. […]

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Math Monday: Tie Your Bagel in a Knot!

Math Monday: Tie Your Bagel in a Knot!

Up your bagel slicing ninja skills with this overhand knot slice.

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“Math Monday” and the Mathematically-Correct Breakfast

“Math Monday” and the Mathematically-Correct Breakfast

Wake up to a mathematically-correct breakfast with this bagel “hack.”

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