Marching in squares

DOI10.1080/07468342.2018.1440054MaRDI QIDQ4581737zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Marty Ross, Burkard Polster

Publication date 20 August 2018

Published in The College Mathematics Journal (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1503.04658

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Irrationality; linear independence over a field (11J72) Number theory (educational aspects) (97F60)

Abstract: In this articles we consider very mathematical (if not very plausible) geometric marching. Our marchers will exhibit beautiful mathematics, some familiar and some less so. In a final summary section we discuss the point of all the fancy footwork.

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