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/ .

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Sunday, December 6, 2015

This blog (then and now) and Pascal

When I began this blog in 2010, I imagined up to 100 postings -- I saw it as a way to share math-related poetry that I had written an...

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Long division is difficult . . .

Last Monday included a visit with old friends of whom I see too little, Silver Spring artist Mark Behme -- with whom I did some art-poetry ...

Monday, June 18, 2012

Sophie Germain dressed as a man to study math

One of the fine sources for biographies and other topics in the history of mathematics is MacTutor History of Mathematics archive , hosted...

Monday, June 14, 2010

Girls and Mathematics

In Indiana, Pennsylvania, my senior high school advanced math teacher was Laura Church--a Barnard College graduate and a flamboyant silver-h...

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