In our mind’s eye, the universe seems to go on forever. But using geometry we can explore a variety of three-dimensional shapes that offer alternatives to “ordinary” infinite space. When you gaze out ...
A scalene triangle has 3 sides of different lengths and 3 unequal angles. An isosceles triangle has 2 sides of equal length. The dashes on the lines show they are equal in length. The angles at the ...
A scalene triangle has 3 sides of different lengths and 3 unequal angles. An isosceles triangle has 2 sides of equal length. The dashes on the lines show they are equal in length. The angles at the ...
Wei Ho, the first director of the Women and Mathematics program at the Institute for Advanced Study, combines algebra and geometry in her work on an ancient class of curves. Like many people who would ...