Puns Are A SIN

Mel Bochner, Untitled (“Child’s Play!”: ‘Study for 7-Part Progression’), (pen and black ink on off-white wove paper), 1966 [Art Institute Chicago, Chicago, IL. © Mel Bochner]

New Geometrically-Inspired Pastries, Cakes, and Sweets by Dinara Kasko

Rblue = (Rgreen + Rred) / 2

Shearer’s geometry puzzles

On his blog MathWithBadDrawings, Ben Orlin reposted a couple of geometrical sangaku-like puzzles by math teacher Catriona Shearer. These are eleven of her personal favorites. If you dare, definitely give them a try!

Transit Across a Purple Sun. What’s the total shaded area?

Shearer’s Emerald. Four squares. What’s the shaded area?

The Pyramid with Two Tombs. Two squares inside an equilateral triangle. What’s the angle?

Setting Sun, Rising Moon. What fraction of the rectangle is shaded?

Hex Hex Six. Both hexagons are regular. How long is the pink line?

Four, Three, Two. What’s the area of this triangle?

The Trinity Quartet. All four triangles are equilateral. What fraction of the rectangle do they cover?

The Falling Domino. This design is made of three 2×1 rectangles. What fraction of it is shaded?

Slices in a Sector. The three colored sections here have the same area. What’s the total area of the square?

Disorientation. The right-angled triangle covers ¼ of the square. What fraction does the isosceles triangle cover?

Sunny Smile Up. What fraction of the circle is shaded?

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Pois eu tbm tenho a dúvida se a partir do dia 17/12/2018 isso será permitido no TumBRL???

Now it’s time to play “is this a contour plot too racy for Tumblr?”

Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds

are also known as “rotor clouds” and their spiraling pattern is the effect of a cloud generating a billowing wave pattern, which is a very rare occurrence. They happen when there is a severe vertical shear between two air streams, producing the upper-level winds to blow faster than the lower-level winds. Images © WSLS 10, Dave Throup, Vivian Knezevich

Happy winter break, friends.

Mathematics is beautiful. <3

The secret of pie

'Endless Loop'. Max Bill. 1953-1956.