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We're disappointed to see Ben Barres's powerful book "The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist" among the ~400 titles removed from the Naval Academy Library. Needless to say, we're proud to have published his book and will keep it — and his memory — alive.
The Coming Out of a Transgender Scientist
"I know that I am making the right decision because whenever I think about changing my gender role, I am flooded with feelings of relief."
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
April 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
We're disappointed to see Ben Barres's powerful book "The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist" among the ~400 titles removed from the Naval Academy Library. Needless to say, we're proud to have published his book and will keep it — and his memory — alive.
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Giant cardioid: version 2.5. Version 1.0 was made using Pex tubing and grommet tape. Version 2.0 was made from laser-cut pieces. The wood was too fragile, and it broke during construction. In version 2.5, I made the pieces wider and I used thicker wood. Success, I'd say! The diameter is about 5 ft.
November 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Giant cardioid: version 2.5. Version 1.0 was made using Pex tubing and grommet tape. Version 2.0 was made from laser-cut pieces. The wood was too fragile, and it broke during construction. In version 2.5, I made the pieces wider and I used thicker wood. Success, I'd say! The diameter is about 5 ft.
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Understanding geometry through model making
November 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Understanding geometry through model making
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Hi Blue Sky! I edit the Journal of Humanistic Mathematics. We publish articles, essays, #fiction & #poetry on doing, teaching & living of #mathematics. So far we had more than 850K full-text downloads of our content - why not check us out? scholarship.claremont.edu/jhm/ #math #openaccess #mathart
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics - an online-only, open access, peer reviewed journal | Current Journals | Claremont Colleges
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics - an online-only, open access, peer reviewed journal published by the Claremont Colleges Library.
scholarship.claremont.edu
September 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Hi Blue Sky! I edit the Journal of Humanistic Mathematics. We publish articles, essays, #fiction & #poetry on doing, teaching & living of #mathematics. So far we had more than 850K full-text downloads of our content - why not check us out? scholarship.claremont.edu/jhm/ #math #openaccess #mathart
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The new surface-colouring option in @desmos.com 3D allows a cute way of visualizing conic sections.
www.desmos.com/3d/fiv5gnltdl
(The option to have translucent surfaces doesn't save with the graph itself, so needs to be re-toggled on. It's important for seeing the full curves)
#MathSky #iTeachMath
www.desmos.com/3d/fiv5gnltdl
(The option to have translucent surfaces doesn't save with the graph itself, so needs to be re-toggled on. It's important for seeing the full curves)
#MathSky #iTeachMath
October 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The new surface-colouring option in @desmos.com 3D allows a cute way of visualizing conic sections.
www.desmos.com/3d/fiv5gnltdl
(The option to have translucent surfaces doesn't save with the graph itself, so needs to be re-toggled on. It's important for seeing the full curves)
#MathSky #iTeachMath
www.desmos.com/3d/fiv5gnltdl
(The option to have translucent surfaces doesn't save with the graph itself, so needs to be re-toggled on. It's important for seeing the full curves)
#MathSky #iTeachMath
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I met with my knot theory independent study students today. The topic: braids. I broke out these "BraidTiles" that I made several years ago. You can download a printable pdf here (recommendation: print them on cardstock): divisbyzero.com/2019/05/01/b...
October 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I met with my knot theory independent study students today. The topic: braids. I broke out these "BraidTiles" that I made several years ago. You can download a printable pdf here (recommendation: print them on cardstock): divisbyzero.com/2019/05/01/b...
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😃 Now you can define colors in the @desmos 3D calculator that depend directly on coordinates.
www.desmos.com/3d/s40shr66rn
www.desmos.com/3d/s40shr66rn
October 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
😃 Now you can define colors in the @desmos 3D calculator that depend directly on coordinates.
www.desmos.com/3d/s40shr66rn
www.desmos.com/3d/s40shr66rn
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🌈 😃 Now you can now define colors in the @Desmos 3D calculator that depend directly on coordinates.
www.desmos.com/3d/42d0f0d88f
www.desmos.com/3d/42d0f0d88f
October 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
🌈 😃 Now you can now define colors in the @Desmos 3D calculator that depend directly on coordinates.
www.desmos.com/3d/42d0f0d88f
www.desmos.com/3d/42d0f0d88f
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Free Online Math Materials
A blog post on linear algebra, taken from the students' preface to my free (gratis) book, with links to interactive software for matrix multiplication and exploring the geometry of linear transformations.
www.diffgeom.com/blogs/about-...
#MathSky #ITeachMath
A blog post on linear algebra, taken from the students' preface to my free (gratis) book, with links to interactive software for matrix multiplication and exploring the geometry of linear transformations.
www.diffgeom.com/blogs/about-...
#MathSky #ITeachMath
October 27, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Free Online Math Materials
A blog post on linear algebra, taken from the students' preface to my free (gratis) book, with links to interactive software for matrix multiplication and exploring the geometry of linear transformations.
www.diffgeom.com/blogs/about-...
#MathSky #ITeachMath
A blog post on linear algebra, taken from the students' preface to my free (gratis) book, with links to interactive software for matrix multiplication and exploring the geometry of linear transformations.
www.diffgeom.com/blogs/about-...
#MathSky #ITeachMath
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About to do triangle congruency methods, which is the exact topic that Jesse Spano overdosed on caffeine pills to study
October 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
About to do triangle congruency methods, which is the exact topic that Jesse Spano overdosed on caffeine pills to study
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new @cshor.org pset 🏃💨
drive.google.com/file/d/1NaXQ...
screenshots of PDF pages 1, 2, 3, and 10 below
cc #iTeachMath ♾️
bcc #MathSky 🧮
drive.google.com/file/d/1NaXQ...
screenshots of PDF pages 1, 2, 3, and 10 below
cc #iTeachMath ♾️
bcc #MathSky 🧮
October 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
new @cshor.org pset 🏃💨
drive.google.com/file/d/1NaXQ...
screenshots of PDF pages 1, 2, 3, and 10 below
cc #iTeachMath ♾️
bcc #MathSky 🧮
drive.google.com/file/d/1NaXQ...
screenshots of PDF pages 1, 2, 3, and 10 below
cc #iTeachMath ♾️
bcc #MathSky 🧮
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It is *still* unknown whether or not every triangle admits a periodic billiard trajectory. Every triangle with rational angles does. And so does every obtuse triangle of at most 112.4 deg. "112.5 appears to be a natural barrier."
gwtokarsky.github.io. #MathSky #Mathematics #Geometry #Billiards
gwtokarsky.github.io. #MathSky #Mathematics #Geometry #Billiards
October 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
It is *still* unknown whether or not every triangle admits a periodic billiard trajectory. Every triangle with rational angles does. And so does every obtuse triangle of at most 112.4 deg. "112.5 appears to be a natural barrier."
gwtokarsky.github.io. #MathSky #Mathematics #Geometry #Billiards
gwtokarsky.github.io. #MathSky #Mathematics #Geometry #Billiards
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Announcing the next MAA President and Vice President!
Edray Goins will serve as MAA President-Elect and Yvonne Lai as Vice President starting July 1, 2026. Learn more about their vision and leadership: https://maa.org/news/announcing-the-next-maa-president-and-vice-president/
Edray Goins will serve as MAA President-Elect and Yvonne Lai as Vice President starting July 1, 2026. Learn more about their vision and leadership: https://maa.org/news/announcing-the-next-maa-president-and-vice-president/
Announcing the Next MAA President and Vice President – Mathematical Association of America
maa.org
October 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Announcing the next MAA President and Vice President!
Edray Goins will serve as MAA President-Elect and Yvonne Lai as Vice President starting July 1, 2026. Learn more about their vision and leadership: https://maa.org/news/announcing-the-next-maa-president-and-vice-president/
Edray Goins will serve as MAA President-Elect and Yvonne Lai as Vice President starting July 1, 2026. Learn more about their vision and leadership: https://maa.org/news/announcing-the-next-maa-president-and-vice-president/
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Today I realised that “integrates like” is the phrase I’ve been missing for talking about spotting the structure of an integral. #ALevelMaths #MathsToday
October 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Today I realised that “integrates like” is the phrase I’ve been missing for talking about spotting the structure of an integral. #ALevelMaths #MathsToday
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Timeline palate-cleanser: some pretty geometry in @desmos.com
www.desmos.com/geometry/wgp...
#iTeachMath #MathSky
www.desmos.com/geometry/wgp...
#iTeachMath #MathSky
October 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Timeline palate-cleanser: some pretty geometry in @desmos.com
www.desmos.com/geometry/wgp...
#iTeachMath #MathSky
www.desmos.com/geometry/wgp...
#iTeachMath #MathSky
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I recently worked on a fun problem involved the Pokémon TCG. Here's a post about the problem and my thought process/solution. jclevelandtran.com/2025/10/15/s...
October 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I recently worked on a fun problem involved the Pokémon TCG. Here's a post about the problem and my thought process/solution. jclevelandtran.com/2025/10/15/s...
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a million years later, this is still the neatest thing I've ever made, with huge help to the person at TMC13 (!) who figured out how to make the planets orbit www.desmos.com/calculator/d...
October 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
a million years later, this is still the neatest thing I've ever made, with huge help to the person at TMC13 (!) who figured out how to make the planets orbit www.desmos.com/calculator/d...
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[digging through my twittxr archives]
do you want non-routine quadratic problems?
here are 20 💌:
www.desmos.com/calculator/d...
cc. #iTeachMath #MathSky #EduSky #AlgebraSky
do you want non-routine quadratic problems?
here are 20 💌:
www.desmos.com/calculator/d...
cc. #iTeachMath #MathSky #EduSky #AlgebraSky
Particular Parabola Problems
www.desmos.com
October 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
[digging through my twittxr archives]
do you want non-routine quadratic problems?
here are 20 💌:
www.desmos.com/calculator/d...
cc. #iTeachMath #MathSky #EduSky #AlgebraSky
do you want non-routine quadratic problems?
here are 20 💌:
www.desmos.com/calculator/d...
cc. #iTeachMath #MathSky #EduSky #AlgebraSky
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Loved this HS student's #fractal, so #geogebra'd it up mathhombre.tumblr.com/post/7970450... #mathart
(Mathhombre) Miscellanea
Very nice! The calculations will get a little funky since the rule is a little different for those squares that have larger squares on bothe sides.
mathhombre.tumblr.com
October 11, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Loved this HS student's #fractal, so #geogebra'd it up mathhombre.tumblr.com/post/7970450... #mathart
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#Mathstoday
Year 10 found expressions for shaded areas.
Made this last year for an extension but it was nice spending a bit longer on it.
Year 10 found expressions for shaded areas.
Made this last year for an extension but it was nice spending a bit longer on it.
September 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
#Mathstoday
Year 10 found expressions for shaded areas.
Made this last year for an extension but it was nice spending a bit longer on it.
Year 10 found expressions for shaded areas.
Made this last year for an extension but it was nice spending a bit longer on it.
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This is always a fun day in precalc - lots of friendly arguments
September 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This is always a fun day in precalc - lots of friendly arguments
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Finally! A citable writeup for @jennalaib.bsky.social!
And, as linked in the article, there is the trove of examples freely available at:
slowrevealgraphs.com
#iTeachMath ♾️
And, as linked in the article, there is the trove of examples freely available at:
slowrevealgraphs.com
#iTeachMath ♾️
September 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Finally! A citable writeup for @jennalaib.bsky.social!
And, as linked in the article, there is the trove of examples freely available at:
slowrevealgraphs.com
#iTeachMath ♾️
And, as linked in the article, there is the trove of examples freely available at:
slowrevealgraphs.com
#iTeachMath ♾️
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Here is a @desmos.com activity about the symmetry-preserving transformations of a square, inspired by my colleague Tom Jameson.
classroom.amplify.com/activity/68c...
For a really great intro to how this relates to group theory, see this by @stevenstrogatz.com archive.nytimes.com/opinionator....
classroom.amplify.com/activity/68c...
For a really great intro to how this relates to group theory, see this by @stevenstrogatz.com archive.nytimes.com/opinionator....
September 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Here is a @desmos.com activity about the symmetry-preserving transformations of a square, inspired by my colleague Tom Jameson.
classroom.amplify.com/activity/68c...
For a really great intro to how this relates to group theory, see this by @stevenstrogatz.com archive.nytimes.com/opinionator....
classroom.amplify.com/activity/68c...
For a really great intro to how this relates to group theory, see this by @stevenstrogatz.com archive.nytimes.com/opinionator....