For mathematicians, chalkboards are more than a blank space on which to write or draw; they offer a means of communication that is inherent to the field, ideal for its explanation and creative process. While in other sciences or fields of research ch
The science teacher at the board holding a piece of chalk is a scene much seen in movies. Students take down notes as he or she fills the slate with white math symbols. In the fun variant it’s a crackpot scientist; in documentaries or biopics of the
The mathematics of origami has moved beyond early efforts to show how much higher maths could be recapitulated in folds (answer: a surprising amount). The need for such approaches becomes acute when you move to materials other than paper—materials wh
