Jim Fowler

"times square" involves less arithmetic than I might hope

Landed in NYC!

I use a directory 𝘹+1 for the academic year including Autumn 𝘹 and Spring 𝘹+1. (I feel super guilty for labeling the time interval using the right hand endpoint.)

I sing of R^n and the manifold

I sing of R^n and the manifold

A sticker on a window that reads: MEMBER NATO National Association of Theatre Owners

My local movie theater is a member of NATO

A crumply paper sign that reads: ATTENTION Outage A Domestic Cold Eater outage will be required

No water in the math department
No chalk on the chalkboard
(apologies to @tuneyards.bsky.social)

I first saw "acute angle mazes" in some of the beast academy curriculum from AoPS -- super fun way to get people to think about angles

A colorful bag of Cosmic Crisp apples, with the tagline at the top that says "amazing flavor + infinite possibilities". The bag features a big painterly image of an apple with three icons that mention snacking, baking, and entertainment.

"infinite possibilities" is a wonderfully optimistic tagline for apples

YouTube video by Un-Natural Numbers Un-Natural Numbers: Episode 2

Very excited to share Episode 2 of Un-Natural Numbers. The #mathschatshow all about a single number, this week the #number2. With fabulous guests @kisonecat.com and Cindy Jiao

youtu.be/N53Vvz6cCAE

I'm now looking for guests for episode 3, give me a shout if you're interested.

#mathsky
#mathschat

May the Cauchy-Schwarz be with you

That's really cool!

The surface of an empty parking lot showing a few parking spots (outlined in yellow lines), part of a lamp post, and pools of water. The pools of water appear where the wheels of the car would be.

So the weight of the cars causes slight indentations where the wheels sit?

@akivaw.bsky.social I heard your name on Lateral!

Connected components: we are never ever getting back together

Dr. Dobb's Journal - Wikipedia

I'd forgotten about en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Dob...

jelly beans are the swedish caviar of swedish fish

base ball cap

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

I really want hycean to rhyme with ocean.

@tienchihmath.bsky.social wins with "sticks and stones"

Oh that's great!

historically when was co- first used as a prefix to mean "the dual thing"?

the K in K(G,n) stands for eilenberg-maKlane

eager to watch a movie adaption of the filksong Dawson's Christian

a blue box of Kellogg's VECTOR cereal, showcasing the texture of the flakes and its 13g of protein per serving. The words "HIGH PROTEIN" appear on the box. A man with glasses stands beside the box.

high protein? i want high dimensional!

Topology warns me not to push the door open and door close buttons simultaneously, lest I disconnect the door.

Happy √10 day

I'm curious now if there are deviled eggs which somehow involve jello.

My (Minnesota!) grandmother would often put shredded carrots and/or celery in jello.