Math Magic

Math

Join me for a quick magic show where the physical properties of a rectangle cease to exist before your very eyes! Join along as we manipulate the geometries of objects and transmute them to other exotic...

Numeration Rumination II

Math

Squares of 8 at N decimals of precision. Buckle up, this one is odd. Odd enough for me to garner a few new terms. Chains; The squares of 8 have 4 chains that have 4 differing math mathematical patterns Directional addition; Slope, Vertical and Horizontal addition....

Numeration Rumination I

Math

The Dividing Line The 0.999… = 1.000… Debate I came across a math forum debate where a portion of users had stated that 0.999 = 1.000. I looked at 1/3 and the differences between the graphical representation and the decimal equivalent of fractions....

Calculating distances along a spheroid.

Calculating Distances By Hand, Coding, Math

Getting around: In this installation of Calculating Distances by Hand, spherical distances are examined. This will be another function of calculating an arc distance, however, this installation deals with arcs at unknown angles. The basics of the final calculation is...

Calculating Distances By Hand (Part 2)

Calculating Distances By Hand, Coding, Math

Calculating the center point of an Arc. Finding yourself on a random point on an arc you may want to begin to find out some information about your location so that you can do some planning and coordination to reach your end goal at the unknown location marked below as...

A look at calculating distances by hand.

Calculating Distances By Hand, Coding, Math

Throughout my life I have come across a variety of reasons to calculate the distance between points. Some have been basic linear distances, some as complex as finding a distance between two points on a geodesic ellipsoid. Below are a list of formulas and tools to...