Math

My interests in Mathematics. These include, but are not limited to, Goldbach's conjecture (GC), the Collatz conjecture, The Reimann Hypothesis

My interests in Mathematics. These include, but are not limited to, Goldbach's conjecture (GC), the Collatz conjecture, The Reimann Hypothesis (RH), Special and General Relativity (SR & GR), and general number theory.

Toxic Ballots Outline 2024

01 August 2024 - Posted in Math by twisty

☠Toxic☠. Ballots . How Ranked Methods Prevent Democracy by Joel 'Twisty' Nye 🄯 Copyleft 🄯 ☠ PiRited 2017-2024 by Joel ‘Twisty’ Nye, Arr Rites Reversed (ARR!) Sharing is an act of

Approval versus Disfavor

20 May 2021 - Posted in Math by twisty

Within 500 words: THE HARD ANALYSIS Approval Voting is the best remedy to the most deeply troubling problem facing democracy on our planet. Throughout human history, only one family of voting methods

Angle "The Giant"

23 September 2016 - Posted in Math by twisty

Another corrected answer on Brilliant.org. Angles DAB and BCD are very acute as their opposing side (BD) is the smallest (2). BDC is similarly acute, opposite the shorter of sides length 6 or 5 (BC).

Folding Polygons into Pyramids 2

15 September 2016 - Posted in Math by twisty

Some corrections to a problem result in lengthy, ongoing discussions. On Brilliant.org, my original correction still raises the question "are we missing yet more 'smart' answers?" The Original

Folding Polygons into Pyramids

02 September 2016 - Posted in Math by twisty

When I find incorrect answers in Brilliant.org, which is way more often than it should be for only one month of activity, I try to report the problem. Example: Which of the following regular polygons

Math Limerick

26 August 2016 - Posted in Math by twisty

A dozen, a gross, and a score plus three times the square root of four divided by seven plus five times eleven is nine squared and not a bit more \( \frac{12+144+20+3\sqrt{4}}{7}+5\times11=9^2+0