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Tag Archives: math

1 Monster Invites Another

How one monster grows into a quarter-thousand (& counting)…!

Posted byMarek16 Apr 202015 Jan 2022Posted inComics Workshop, math, mini-comics, monsters, videoTags: cartooning, Comics Workshop, dailymonster, diy, drawing, fantasy, homeschool, how to, math, monster, monsters, video3 Comments on 1 Monster Invites Another

Escher’s “Approaches to Infinity”: There Must Be Stars

I take this passage in Escher’s essay to be particularly appropriate for comics creators:

Posted byMarek10 Dec 201414 Nov 2017Posted incomics, mathTags: art, Escher, infinity, math, science, space, time2 Comments on Escher’s “Approaches to Infinity”: There Must Be Stars

Museum Courtyard: Above & Below

It looks like we’ve learned our lesson from the last time we played on a three-dimensional staircase …

Posted byMarek08 Dec 201414 Nov 2017Posted inComics Workshop, Illustration, mathTags: 3 point, 3D, carp, cat, currier, Escher, math, mouse, perspective, science, stairs, teachingLeave a comment on Museum Courtyard: Above & Below

Escher’s “Approaches to Infinity” Part 2: Music & Eternity

“to approach eternity by means of sounds”…?

Posted byMarek20 Nov 201414 Nov 2017Posted incomics, mathTags: Escher, infinity, math, music, radio, science1 Comment on Escher’s “Approaches to Infinity” Part 2: Music & Eternity

Hotel Infinity

“Up ahead in the distance, / I saw a shimmering light…”:

Posted byMarek11 Apr 201414 Nov 2017Posted incomics, mathTags: hotel infinity, infinity, mathLeave a comment on Hotel Infinity

Hotel Infinity: Quiet Hours

You don’t always want to encounter infinity in a strange hotel …

Posted byMarek06 Apr 201414 Nov 2017Posted incomics, Feature, mathTags: David Hilbert, George Gamow, hotel infinity, infinity, math, number theory, paradox, R. L. Moore2 Comments on Hotel Infinity: Quiet Hours

2×2=5 Talkin’ Blues Video

Finally, a video version of our earlier all-comics proof …

Posted byMarek05 Apr 201414 Nov 2017Posted incomics, Feature, math, videoTags: Abraham Lincoln, algebra, Lewis Carroll, math, music, paradox, video, woody guthrie2 Comments on 2×2=5 Talkin’ Blues Video

Patterns of Ideas (Hardy)

Quoting G. H. Hardy’s 1940 essay, “A Mathematician’s Apology”…

Posted byMarek31 Mar 201414 Nov 2017Posted inmathTags: g. h. hardy, math, pattern, Paul Lockhart4 Comments on Patterns of Ideas (Hardy)

Mathematics is an Art (Lockhart)

One reader’s notes to Paul Lockhart’s thought-provoking “A Mathematician’s Lament” …

Posted byMarek30 Mar 201404 Apr 2014Posted inmathTags: art, black holes, math, Paul Lockhart, physicsLeave a comment on Mathematics is an Art (Lockhart)

100 Pounds of Apples

Here’s a delicious puzzle with a counter-intuitive result, based on the “potato paradox”:

Posted byMarek24 Mar 201414 Nov 2017Posted inmathTags: apples, math, paradox, percent, puzzle, water, weightLeave a comment on 100 Pounds of Apples

Alexander Horned Steer

The final image ever captured by our late Mythematical Beasts Dept. editor …

Posted byMarek21 Mar 201411 Feb 2021Posted inmathTags: Alexander Horned Sphere, math, torusLeave a comment on Alexander Horned Steer

Escher’s “Approaches to Infinity” Part 1

The first of a finite series of comics adapting Escher’s 1971 essay…

Posted byMarek17 Mar 201414 Nov 2017Posted incomics, mathTags: Escher, infinity, math, space, time2 Comments on Escher’s “Approaches to Infinity” Part 1

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