Weaving a Spider Web

Weaving a Spider Web I often see some beautiful spider webs near my house, similar to the one pictured above (picture from here).  They clearly have some sort of mathematical structure, so I decided to have a quick go at creating my own. Looking at the picture above there are 2 main parts, an inner... Continue Reading →

How to Avoid The Troll: A Puzzle

This is a nice example of using some maths to solve a puzzle from the mindyourdecisions youtube channel (screencaptures from the video). How to Avoid The Troll: A Puzzle In these situations it's best to look at the extreme case first so you get some idea of the problem.  If you are feeling particularly pessimistic... Continue Reading →

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