

How does something have -1 holes? (Simple look at Topology)
[Maths: Simple introduction to Tpoplogy] Title is self-explanatory, we're not getting any younger, let's get on with it. Topology as a field of Maths is interested in trying to break down geometric objects (such as a torus, or as you would call it a doughnut) and constantly deform it. Think of an inflatable tube used for swimming; topologists are interested in the volume inside of the tube, the surface area and how it would be like living on top of the inflatable tube. You kn


Mathematics is pretty hard
[Maths - All levels] You have heard from your friends, seniors, relatives and many other fellow students that Maths is pretty hard. Yeah, it is. After all, it's not something you can really work out by intuition. It's difficult to the point that many papers on many different types of problems have occurred throughout the ages. But hey, don't feel bad for getting your Maths wrong. Feel bad for this guy instead: Not only did he make a Maths mistake, he made the first known Math