Romantic Mathematics: Cheesy, Corny, and Geeky Love Quotes

I have collected romantic math quotes all over the net for those who are mathematically in love.

romantic in a springtime

The Cheesy

In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing. – Mignon McLaughlin

I’ll love him till the last digit of pi.

The derivative for my love for you is 0, because my love for you is constant.

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5 Fascinating Facts About Triangles That Will Surprise You

If you have enjoyed the wonders and beauty of mathematics shown in this blog, here are some addition for you to appreciate it more. Below are some of the most amazing facts about triangles.

1. The three altitudes of meet at a common point. This point is called the orthocenter of the triangle.

orthocenter

2. The three lines from each vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side also meet at a common point called centroid of the triangle. » Read more

What are prime gaps and who is Yitang Zhang?

You have probably read a news about one professor proving The Prime Gap conjecture. In this post, I will give you an overview of what the excitement is all about in the mathematics community.

Prof. Yitan Zhang (courtesy of UNH via Slate.com)

This post is written for the high school students and those who are interested in mathematics that are non mathematics majors.

What are Prime Numbers?

Most of us are familiar with prime numbers. A prime number is a positive integer that is divisible only by 1 and itself.  The number 5 is a prime number, while 8 is not prime because 8 is divisible by 2 and 4. If we examine the 10 positive integers, it is easy to see that only four are prime numbers: 2, 3, 5 and 7. In the figure below, shown are the prime numbers less than 100. » Read more

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