Maths haikus are hard
All the words are much too big
Like homeomorphic.
During the years of this blog, lots of different entries have celebrated the mathy Haiku -- this link leads to the results of a blog-SEARCH using "Haiku."
Mathematical language can heighten the imagery of a poem; mathematical structure can deepen its effect. Feast on an international menu of poems made rich by mathematical ingredients -- and gathered here by JoAnne Growney, whose personal website is at https://joannegrowney.com/ .
Monday, March 4, 2019
Math in 17 Syllables
Counting syllables is an aspect of poetry that often interests math-people. -- and when Haiku are composed in English, these three-line poems mostly obey the 5-7-5 syllable counts. Here is a sample from Melbourne mathematician Daniel Mathews. Lots more of Mathews' Haiku are found here.
During the years of this blog, lots of different entries have celebrated the mathy Haiku -- this link leads to the results of a blog-SEARCH using "Haiku."
During the years of this blog, lots of different entries have celebrated the mathy Haiku -- this link leads to the results of a blog-SEARCH using "Haiku."
We had a thing going in graduate school for number haiku. Numbers that when you said them broke up properly into 5-7-5.
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one hundred twenty
three thousand, seven hundred
eight and six hundredths
Not up to Mathew's, but a little bit of fun. What's the biggest and smallest you can find?
Thanks, John, for this! Next time I'm caught in a waiting room, it will be fun to work on the challenge you pose!
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