Math in the News #4

Previous posts :

http://benvitale-funwithnum3ers.blogspot.com/2010/12/maths-in-news-3.html

A comic book about the quest for logical certainty in mathematics.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/books/review/Holt-t.html?_r=2

Alan Turing, inventeur de l'informatique

http://www.franceculture.com/emission-place-de-la-toile-alan-turing-inventeur-de-l-informatique-2010-12-26.html

Nombres Univers

http://drgoulu.com/2010/06/04/nombres-univers/

Letter: WSU tackling math problem
he Detroit News story "WSU math standards confound students" ( Dec. 13), giving voice to the frustration of Wayne State University students who have been unable to pass the university's math placement exam, paints an incredibly sad portrait of the current state of math education in the United States.

http://www.detnews.com/article/20110112/OPINION01/101120313/1008/opinion01/Letter--WSU-tackling-math-problem

Pick a Digit, Any Digit

One of the most amazing mathematical results of the last few years was the discovery of a surprisingly simple formula for computing digits of the number pi.

http://www.sciencenews.org/sn_arc98/2_28_98/mathland.htm