Summary The celebrated isoperimetric theorem says that the circle provides the least-perimeter way to enclose a given area. In this note we discuss a generalization which moves the isoperimetric ...
Mathematics Magazine presents articles and notes on undergraduate mathematical topics in a lively expository style that appeals to students and faculty throughout the undergraduate years. The journal ...
The world of mathematics is full of unreachable corners, where unsolvable problems live. Now, yet another has been exposed. In 1900, the eminent mathematician David Hilbert announced a list of 23 key ...