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  1. Math

    Anatomy of a Bead Creature

    Beadwork offers a novel view of hyperbolic geometry.

    By Ivars Peterson
  2. Math

    From Number Puzzles to Automata

    A high school student plays with numbers and does an award-winning project elucidating the link between automata and divisibility.

    By Ivars Peterson
  3. Math

    Riding on Square Wheels

    A square wheel can roll smoothly if it travels over a roadway of the right geometric shape.

    By Ivars Peterson
  4. Math

    Pinpointing Killer Asteroids

    Two award-winning high school students' projects focused on new methods for pinpointing asteroids locations.

    By Ivars Peterson
  5. Math

    Deriving the Structure of Numbers

    A novel mathematical function called the number derivative offers new insights into the structure of integers.