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Lightfoot is Live
At last! The second novel in the Massoud Chronicles is available on Amazon. Lightfoot by Amanda Norris can be found in all Amazon marketplaces. Download a copy of the ebook or order a copy of the paperback from Amazon.com and other Amazon platforms. The… Continue Reading “Lightfoot is Live”
Mathematical Love
If you change the equations or their limits, love can be unequivocally positive. If only life was as simple as mathematics! Follow The Numerate Ninny on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn or at: https://thenumerateninny.com
If Cinderella was a firefighter…
American volunteer fire departments’ wealth (i.e. their patron’s wealth) was once demonstrated by their possession of hose and hose carts. In the early 1800’s fire hose was produced from riveted leather with brass fittings and was notably expensive. Ownership of such a product denoted… Continue Reading “If Cinderella was a firefighter…”
The Eleventh Hour
At the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month, hostilities ceased in one of history’s most brutal conflicts. One hundred years has passed since the Armistice – the moment that ended a war jingoistically known as The Great War, optimistically known… Continue Reading “The Eleventh Hour”
A Pythagorean Problem
There is no mathematical theorem used more in my daily life than the Pythagorean Theorem. Even my non-mathematical friends make second-hand use of the theorem by calling me with a query about how much material they need for a project involving a triangle (or… Continue Reading “A Pythagorean Problem”
I am past my prime…
I am past my prime. Yesterday, I was not. With the passage of just one day, I’m a year older. What a cruel trick! Surely it’s a mathematical impossibility. How can time contract so? Am I living in a gravitational anomaly? Yesterday, I was… Continue Reading “I am past my prime…”
Pondering π
Pi is such a lovely little thing. It’s shape (π) could easily be mistaken for an Ikea-designed seat, structured – oh so elegantly – to support our posterior. Isn’t it remarkable that this delightfully formed Greek letter has come to mean so much more… Continue Reading “Pondering π”
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