Advanced Knowledge Problem of the Week

It's the last day of September! Here's an Advanced Knowledge Problem of the Week to distract you from the evaporation of all your remaining excuses by which you could maintain that it's still summer.

Look below for my solution to this problem.

Problem of the Week

You might already know or have heard what the answer itself is to today's Problem of the Week, but try working it out for yourself!

Check below the break for my own way of finding the answer.

Throwback Fact: Three German Mathematicians

Happy Oktoberfest! With the annual festival taking place right now in Germany, the Center of Math wanted to celebrate by talking about three famous German mathematicians for this week's Throwback Fact.

Advanced Knowledge Problem of the Week

Autumn is upon us! Or spring, if you're in the southern hemisphere. With that in mind, let's autumn into action with the Advanced Knowledge Problem of the Week:

You can find my solution to this one after the break.

The Worldwide Lecture Seminar Series Presents: Graham Denham

Join us this coming Friday for a talk by Graham Denham, of the University of Western Ontario, on Milnor fibres of hyperplane arrangements, presented by the Worldwide Lecture Seminar Series. You can register to attend this event for free at http://centerofmath.eventbrite.com.

Once the presentation has happened, we'll post and make freely available the full event footage on our YouTube channel. For more Worldwide Lecture Seminar Series coverage, click here, or watch past talks we've hosted below:

Problem of the Week

How's everyone's Mondays? Here's a Problem of the Week which I can assure you wasn't at all inspired by anything that's happened to me recently.

Take a look after the break to find out just how many man-hours are wasted by this confluence of laziness and bureaucracy.