Recreational Mathematics: Unexpected Discoveries About Pi and Bicycle Wheel Design
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Summary
The author shares a recreational mathematics discovery about pi (π) from an obscure paper, presenting unexpected and cool mathematical insights without a deeper agenda. The article also includes novel ideas for bicycle wheel design, continuing the author's pattern of making math accessible and fun while potentially revealing deeper truths.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledToday, I have no agenda. This article exists because I discovered a somewhat obscure paper that says something unexpected and cool.
It feels profound, it probably isn't... and if you keep reading, it's going to live rent-free in your head.
I did my best to keep them accessible and fun, but my goal was usually to shed light at deeper mathematical truths.
For example, the discussion of 0.999… = 1 served as a springboard to highlight some of the subtler properties of real numbers and the different meanings of infinity.
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