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3/14/2025 • EN

Pi Day 2025 - Let’s have fun with numbers!

Celebrates Pi Day with two math tricks: a party trick using the 'Rule of 37' and a computer implementation of Ramanujan's formula for calculating Pi.

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Marie Katrine Ekeberg

1/1/2024 • EN

Using Days of the Week to Understand Modulo

Explains the modulo operation using real-world examples like days of the week, clock time, and calendar dates.

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Bastiaan Quast

2/5/2019 • EN

Issues with how we teach

The article critiques modern education for focusing on rote memorization of formulas over intuitive understanding, using examples from math and science.

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Yasoob Khalid

1/9/2014 • EN

Do programmers need math?

A programmer analyzes whether math classes are useful in a software development career, based on personal experience.

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Dan Luu

Mathematics Articles

Pi Day 2025 - Let’s have fun with numbers!

Using Days of the Week to Understand Modulo

Issues with how we teach

Do programmers need math?

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