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<math>\sum_{k=1}^{14} k^2 = \frac{14(14+1)(2\cdot 14+1)}{6} = 1015</math>
<math>\sum_{k=1}^{14} k^2 = \frac{14(14+1)(2\cdot 14+1)}{6} = 1015</math>



<math>\sum_{k=0}^{n-1} (a+kb) = \frac{n}{2} (2a+(n-1)b)</math>

<math>\sum_{k=0}^{n-1} (a+kd) = \frac{n}{2} (2a+(n-1)d)</math>


<math>\sum_{k=0}^{10-1} (1+k \cdot 3) = \frac{10}{2} (2 \cdot 1 +(10-1)\cdot 3)</math>
<math>\sum_{k=0}^{10-1} (1+k \cdot 3) = \frac{10}{2} (2 \cdot 1 +(10-1)\cdot 3)</math>

Revision as of 04:25, 14 April 2010

My Goal

My goal is to make mathematics more accessible and fun for everyone, and a big part of that is to explain mathematics using "easy language", but this requires a balancing act between precision and comprehension.

Let me explain: there is an educational concept called the spiral, which roughly means that a subject comes around again and again, always at a higher level. For example, a young person is taught that multiplication is just repeated addition. But then a year later the subject is revisited and multiplying by negatives is taught, then decimals come along ...

This is an illustration of 2 times -3. Observe that our toddler is (according to him) moving forward two paces at a time, but he does this three times in a negative direction. If he were stepping backwards two paces at a time while facing forwards, that would be -2 times 3. Have a look at [Multiplying by Negatives] for a longer description.

The Website

And that is why I have developed (Math is Fun, or "Maths is Fun" in British English), to be a place where mathematics can be explained in a more "user-friendly" manner.

And like all people who embark on explaining Science to the general public I must at times leave out details which would only confuse, but it can be very hard to know where to draw the line.

So please forgive me, fellow Wikipedians, when I over-simplify! And correct me gently, but do correct me!

Contact Details

Use this Contact Form or leave a message on the Math is Fun Forum

Test Area Scratch

Help:Displaying_a_formula

Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "http://localhost:6011/en.wikipedia.org/v1/":): {\displaystyle 3^{\log_{3} (x)} = x \,}

Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "http://localhost:6011/en.wikipedia.org/v1/":): {\displaystyle 3^{\log_{3} (x)} = 3^5 \,}

Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "http://localhost:6011/en.wikipedia.org/v1/":): {\displaystyle a^{\log_{a} (x)} = x \,}



Test Area Symbols

Test Area Sigma




Test Area Binomial









Test Area Sigma 2

Test Area Trig


My Test Area Other










Ellipse a and b

Ellipse perimeter, simple formula:

A better approximation by Ramanujan is:


Ellipse r and s

Ellipse perimeter, simple formula:

A better approximation by Ramanujan is:


My Test Exponents





My Test Area

for and where

Test Area 2

A hexadecimal multiplication table

= 0.110001000000000000000001000...

Test Area Sets


Help:Displaying_a_formula

From Set-builder notation

Examples:

  • is the set ,
  • is the set of all positive real numbers,
  • is the set of all even natural numbers,
  • is the set of rational numbers, or numbers that can be written as the ratio of two integers.

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Test Area Limits

Test Area Derivatives