In previous blogs, we’ve looked at some interesting integer sequences. We’ve looked at the Fibonacci sequence, the Look-and-say sequence, Golomb’s sequence, Van Eck’s sequence and the Lazy Caterer’s sequence. Today, we’re looking at the Kolakoski Sequence.This fun sequence can be found on the Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences here. The… Continue reading The Kolakoski Sequence
In previous blogs, we’ve looked at some interesting integer sequences. We’ve looked at the Fibonacci sequence, the Look-and-say sequence, Golomb’s sequence and Van Eck’s sequence. Today, we’re looking at the Lazy Caterer’s sequence.You can find this sequence on the Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences here. How to generate the sequence… Continue reading The Lazy Caterer’s Sequence
In this blog, I’m going to use mathematics to calculate the arc length of Bristol’s most famous piece of engineering, The Clifton Suspension Bridge. All of the methods used appear in GCSE maths.The Clifton Suspension Bridge opened in 1864 and was originally designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel however sadly he… Continue reading Calculating the arc length of the Clifton Suspension Bridge
In previous blogs, we’ve looked at some interesting integer sequences. We started with the Fibonacci sequence, then the “Look-and-say” sequence and most recently Golomb’s sequence. Today, it’s Van Eck’s sequence.The sequence was first published to the Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (OEIS) in 2010 by a hobby mathematician called Jan… Continue reading Van Eck’s Sequence
In previous blogs, we’ve looked at some interesting integer sequences. We started with the daddy of all integer sequences, the Fibonacci sequence. Then, the Look and Say sequence. Today’s sequence is the Golomb sequence.The sequence is named after its founder, American mathematician Solomon Golomb. Golomb was not only an accomplished… Continue reading The Golomb Sequence
