There are few things in math that make sense in plain English. Take the Pythagorean theorem, quadratic formula and differential equations, for starters. Sure, there are some guys out there who could solve a problem set in their sleep, but for most, just the word “math” is enough to stir up nightmares of ninth-grade geometry and Ms. I-Purged-Her-Name-Out-Of-My-Head-Forever. Then there's the golden ratio. Even by any of its other names -- golden cut, divine proportion or sectio divina -- you k...
There are few things in math that make sense in plain English. Take the Pythagorean theorem, quadratic formula and differential equations, for starters. Sure, there are some guys out there who could solve a problem set in their sleep, but for most, just the word “math” is enough to stir up nightmares of ninth-grade geometry and Ms. I-Purged-Her-Name-Out-Of-My-Head-Forever. Then there's the golden ratio. Even by any of its other names -- golden cut, divine proportion or sectio divina -- you k...
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