Mathematical Circles: Quadrant II

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Howard Eves (1911-2004), professor of mathematics at University of Maine, wrote a series of books entitled "In Mathematical Circles." He used the division of a circle into 360 degrees to write 360 short essays exposing the variegated beauties, history, people, humor, and applications of mathematics. On this page, James Nickel will follow the same structure with the goal of unveiling the vistas and power of mathematics as seen through Biblical Christian eyes.

Degrees: 91 to 140

91: Kepler: A Tale of Ravishing Delight - Powerpoint Slide Show

92: Lessons from Ancient Greece: Number Theory

93: Archimedes: From the Law of the Lever to Formulas for a Sphere

94: The Discovery of the Golden Section and Other Amazing Connections

95: Differential Equations and Escape Velocity

96: On Viewing Mathematics

97: Did Augustine Render the Study of Mathematics as a Road to Hell?

98: The Resolution of a Math/Science Conundrum

99: The Trinitarian Foundation of Knowledge

100: "Pi" Revealed in I Kings

101: Christ: The First and Upholding Principle of Creation

102: What About "Pure" Mathematics?

103: Science and Creation: A Rare Jewel of a Book

104: Mathematics, Theorems, and Beauty ... Why?

105: The Mystery of Why Mathematics Works

106: Is the Bible Wrong?

107: Biblical Christian Scholarship? (Some thoughts on the Geocentricity Question)

108: Ponder This: Some Thoughts on Objects in Motion

109: Did Galileo Recant of Copernicanism Before He Died?

120: Geocentrism and Inconsistent Logic

121: Light ... Be!

122: Calculating Square Roots by Hand

123: The History and Mathematics of Unit Conversions

124: The Wonder of the Pythagorean Means

125: Christian Education and the Math Problem

126: Proof of the Binomial Theorem by Mathematical Induction

127: The Mathematical Universe, by John D. Barrow

128: Perichoresis and Mathematics: Mathematics Module - CreatEd Institute (2018)

129: Proof of the Associative Law of Addition by Mathematical Induction

130: Mathematics research notes - 1980s

131: Selections from A. C. Crombie, The History of Science from Augustine to Galileo

132: Substack article exploring the essay Whither Mathematics Education in the 21st Century?

133: Introductory Substack article exploring the essay Of Stones, Summation, and Academic Sterility

134: Calculus, Meaning and Beyond Substack article exploring the essay Of Stones, Summation, and Academic Sterility

135: Quotes to challenge, interest, humor, delight, and inspire the reader: Substack article exploring the essay Quotable Quotes in Mathematics

136: Musings about Stanley L. Jaki: Substack article exploring the essay Erudite musings from the pen of Stanley L. Jaki (1924-2009)

137: The Soil That Grew Science: Blog post on Stanley Jaki and the Worldview Behind Science and Discovery.

138: Substack article exploring the essay The Wonders of the Fibonacci Sequence

139: Patterns, Fibonacci and Our Awesome Universe: Blog post investigating the stunning interconnectivity of a ratio contained in a simple number sequence

140: Substack article exploring the implications of several book reviews