Living Math II – Tour De Fractal
By Anthony Rogers You see them when you look at the branches of a tree. You see them in the jagged shape of a coastline, in the branch of a fern, a river delta, and an eroded mountain side. Increasingly, you see them used as the cover art of new pop music albums...

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Living Math - Nature's Numbers
By Nicole Harms
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Why is it that certain features on a person are considered beautiful, across cultural boundaries? It is because of phi. If you take a beautiful face, you will find fascinating instances of the golden ratio.

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"Why Do I NEED This Stuff?" - A Guide to the Reasons for Math Education
By Nicole Harms
As a math teacher, I cannot count the number of times I have been asked "Why do we need this stuff anyway?" It is hard for students...

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Exploring the Itty Bitty: How to Buy a Microscope
By Anthony Rogers
The world of the lilliputian is fascinating. A tiny self-contained world within our world; a world bustling, alive with frenzied activity...

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