Intersections -- Poetry with Mathematics

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/ .

Showing posts with label contradiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label contradiction. Show all posts
Monday, June 6, 2016

A poem, a contradiction . . .

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     One stra tegy for proving a mathemat ical theorem is a " proof by contradiction ."  In such a proof one begins by supposing t...
Saturday, July 11, 2015

Math fun with song lyrics

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Song-writer Bill Calhoun is a faculty member in the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics at Pennsylvania's Bloom...
Thursday, September 22, 2011

The wealth of ambiguity

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When we read these lines by Robert Burns  (1759-1796),      Oh my luv is like a red, red rose,      That's newly sprung in June . . ....
Thursday, November 11, 2010

Theorem-proof / Cut-up / poems

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     For mathematicians, reading a well-crafted proof that turns toward its conclusion with elegance and perhaps surprise -- this mirrors a...
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