Konstantin 🔭
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Sylvia Wenmackers 🦉🍀
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Theorem of the Day (November 29, 2025) : The Diaconis–Holmes–Montgomery Coin Tossing Theorem
Source : Theorem of the Day / Robin Whitty
pdf : https://www.theoremoftheday.org/MathPhysics/Cointossing/TotDCoinTossing.pdf
notes : https://www.theoremoftheday.org/Resources/TheoremNotes.htm#164
Theorem of the Day (November 29, 2025) : The Diaconis–Holmes–Montgomery Coin Tossing Theorem
Source : Theorem of the Day / Robin Whitty
pdf : https://www.theoremoftheday.org/MathPhysics/Cointossing/TotDCoinTossing.pdf
notes : https://www.theoremoftheday.org/Resources/TheoremNotes.htm#164
Billy Smith
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Some of my wonderful colleagues at the department of #Maths at the University of #Bologna managed to open a call for 2 scholarships (10kE each) reserved to students from #Gaza . Students can apply just after enrolling online to a single exam, which is cost-free and easy to do.
It's a drop in the ocean, which still required some bureaucratic magic by them. We hope to soon follow also from other Departments (including mine)
Some of my wonderful colleagues at the department of #Maths at the University of #Bologna managed to open a call for 2 scholarships (10kE each) reserved to students from #Gaza . Students can apply just after enrolling online to a single exam, which is cost-free and easy to do.
It's a drop in the ocean, which still required some bureaucratic magic by them. We hope to soon follow also from other Departments (including mine)
maco
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21 Oct 2025
Girls in single-sex schools face major STEM access gaps - survey
More than half of girls in single-sex schools see limited subject choice as a barrier to pursuing careers in #science, #technology, #engineering and #maths (STEM), according to a new survey.
The annual Survey of Female Students' Attitudes to STEM was conducted by I Wish, a national non-profit organisation that empowers girls to see the potential of STEM.
The research shows that among the 2,335 Transition Year female students surveyed in single-sex schools, just 5% reported access to construction studies and 6% to engineering, compared with 84% and 74% respectively in mixed schools.
According to the study, 55% of girls in single-sex schools cite limited subject choice as a barrier to STEM, versus 37% in mixed schools.
The report calls for urgent action to ensure equal access to #STEM education for every girl in #Ireland.
#education
https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/1021/1539642-stem-girls/
21 Oct 2025
Girls in single-sex schools face major STEM access gaps - survey
More than half of girls in single-sex schools see limited subject choice as a barrier to pursuing careers in #science, #technology, #engineering and #maths (STEM), according to a new survey.
The annual Survey of Female Students' Attitudes to STEM was conducted by I Wish, a national non-profit organisation that empowers girls to see the potential of STEM.
The research shows that among the 2,335 Transition Year female students surveyed in single-sex schools, just 5% reported access to construction studies and 6% to engineering, compared with 84% and 74% respectively in mixed schools.
According to the study, 55% of girls in single-sex schools cite limited subject choice as a barrier to STEM, versus 37% in mixed schools.
The report calls for urgent action to ensure equal access to #STEM education for every girl in #Ireland.
#education
https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/1021/1539642-stem-girls/
Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦
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Mathstodon.xyz is a Mastodon server for people who love mathematics. We have LaTeX rendering in the web interface!
This server has a post size of up to 1729 characters, and has been online since 2017.
You can find out more at https://mathstodon.xyz/about or contact the admin @christianp
#FeaturedServer #Mathematics #Maths #Math #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse
Mathstodon.xyz is a Mastodon server for people who love mathematics. We have LaTeX rendering in the web interface!
This server has a post size of up to 1729 characters, and has been online since 2017.
You can find out more at https://mathstodon.xyz/about or contact the admin @christianp
#FeaturedServer #Mathematics #Maths #Math #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse
OliverUv
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The prompt for day 3 was 'Polyhedron'. In mathematics a 'convex polyhedron' is any subset of ℝ³ which can be obtained as the convex hull of finitely many noncoplanar points. However, when convexity is not required the definition of 'polyhedron' is in some dispute.
Certainly every convex polyhedron is a polyhedron, however there are multip-
On second thoughts, this post would be better expressed as an alignment chart meme.
The prompt for day 3 was 'Polyhedron'. In mathematics a 'convex polyhedron' is any subset of ℝ³ which can be obtained as the convex hull of finitely many noncoplanar points. However, when convexity is not required the definition of 'polyhedron' is in some dispute.
Certainly every convex polyhedron is a polyhedron, however there are multip-
On second thoughts, this post would be better expressed as an alignment chart meme.
Federico Mena Quintero
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Counting integers up from zero, the character "m" doesn't appear in a number spelled out in English until "one million".
"zero"
"one"
"two"
"three"
...
"nine hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-seven"
"nine hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-eight"
"nine hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine"
"one million"
Counting integers up from zero, the character "m" doesn't appear in a number spelled out in English until "one million".
"zero"
"one"
"two"
"three"
...
"nine hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-seven"
"nine hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-eight"
"nine hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine"
"one million"
Evan Prodromou
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M(77232917) is officially the 50th Mersenne Prime.
M(77232917) was discovered seven and half years ago. Now, thanks to the diligent efforts of many GIMPS volunteers, every smaller Mersenne number has been successfully double-checked. Thus, M(77232917) officially becomes the 50th Mersenne prime.
This is a significant milestone for the GIMPS project. The next Mersenne milestone is not far away, please consider joining this important double-checking effort.
https://www.mersenne.org/report_exponent/?exp_lo=77232917&full=1
M(77232917) is officially the 50th Mersenne Prime.
M(77232917) was discovered seven and half years ago. Now, thanks to the diligent efforts of many GIMPS volunteers, every smaller Mersenne number has been successfully double-checked. Thus, M(77232917) officially becomes the 50th Mersenne prime.
This is a significant milestone for the GIMPS project. The next Mersenne milestone is not far away, please consider joining this important double-checking effort.
https://www.mersenne.org/report_exponent/?exp_lo=77232917&full=1
A new video from Matt Parker:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6S5gHjuN48
And I'm in it !!
Don't let that put you off ... the rest of it is pretty good.
What hashtags should I use?
der.hans
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First time I've seen it in the wild! The Mathematicians' Library on sale at a stand run by Kenilworth Books at #TMiP25
I was so surprised I accidentally signed them all!
First time I've seen it in the wild! The Mathematicians' Library on sale at a stand run by Kenilworth Books at #TMiP25
I was so surprised I accidentally signed them all!
Hilbert curve snake