Packing Problems: The Math of Fitting Everything into Your Suitcase

Wel­come to Flash­cards Fri­day, at Math! Sci­ence! His­to­ry! I’m Gabrielle Bir­chak, and today, we’re going to take a quick trip into the suit­case, lit­er­al­ly. Have you ever found your­self sit­ting on your lug­gage, try­ing des­per­ate­ly to zip it shut? Or play­ing Tetris with your shoes and socks? Believe it or not, this prob­lem has fas­ci­nat­ed math­e­mati­cians and com­put­er sci­en­tists for

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FLASHCARDS: How Math Can Instantly Improve Your Photography

FLASHCARDS: How Math Can Instantly Improve Your Photography

It’s Flash­card Fri­day here at Math! Sci­ence! His­to­ry! And this Fri­day, I’m bring­ing you some per­spec­tive. That was a pho­tog­ra­phy joke. Today, I will talk about some sim­ple math tricks that will help you improve your pho­tog­ra­phy. Whether using your phone or cam­era, these tricks will help get you some of the best pho­tos with a new per­spec­tive! First, let’s

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