cut-the-knot
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cut-the-knot is an educational website maintained by Alexander Bogomolny and devoted to popular exposition of a great variety of topics in mathematics. The site has won more than 20 awards from scientific and educational publications[1], including a Scientific American Web Award in 2003[2], the Encyclopedia Britannica's Internet Guide Award[1], and Science Magazine's NetWatch award[3]. Its name is a reference to the legend of Alexander the Great's solution to the Gordian knot.
cut-the-knot's manifesto states that "Judging Mathematics by its pragmatic value is like judging symphonia by the weight of its score," and describes the site as "a resource that would help learn, if not math itself, then, at least, ways to appreciate its beauty."[4]
The site is designed for teachers, children and parents, and anyone else curious about mathematics, with an eye to educating, encouraging interest, and provoking curiosity. Many mathematical ideas are illustrated by applets.
cut-the-knot's manifesto states that "Judging Mathematics by its pragmatic value is like judging symphonia by the weight of its score," and describes the site as "a resource that would help learn, if not math itself, then, at least, ways to appreciate its beauty."[4]
The site is designed for teachers, children and parents, and anyone else curious about mathematics, with an eye to educating, encouraging interest, and provoking curiosity. Many mathematical ideas are illustrated by applets.
References
- ^ cut-the-knot's list of awards. Retrieved on 2006-01-18.
- ^ Scientific American 2003 Sci/Tech Web Awards: MATHEMATICS. Retrieved on 2006-01-18.
- ^ (1999-07-02) "SITE VISIT: Mathematical Wonders". Science Magazine 285 (5424).
- ^ cut-the-knot's manifesto. Retrieved on 2006-01-18.
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Mathematics (colloquially, maths or math) is the body of knowledge centered on such concepts as quantity, structure, space, and change, and also the academic discipline that studies them. Benjamin Peirce called it "the science that draws necessary conclusions".
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Country Scotland (1768–1895)
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Alexander III, the Great
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Alexander fighting Persian king Darius III. From Alexander Mosaic, from Pompeii, Naples, Museo Archeologico Nazionale.
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Basileus of Macedon, Hegemon of the Hellenic League, Shah of Persia, Pharaoh of Egypt
Alexander fighting Persian king Darius III. From Alexander Mosaic, from Pompeii, Naples, Museo Archeologico Nazionale.
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Gordian Knot is a legend associated with Alexander the Great. It is often used as a metaphor for an intractable problem, solved by a bold stroke ("cutting the Gordian knot").
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An applet is a software component that runs in the context of another program, for example a web browser. An applet usually performs a very narrow function that has no independent use. Hence, it is an application -let.
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