Today, October 2nd, is National Poetry Day in the UK. A look at some mathematical poems…
From 3Blue1Brown- Math Poetry. I love the problem in that first poem, Moser’s Circle Problem. It is a problem I have used with many classes – a brilliant ‘cautionary tale’ for students.
The problem is illustrated here on Desmos.
We could try this Polygon riddle from Transum Mathematics, one of a collection of Maths Poems on Transum.
From Harry Baker – Poet and Mathematician – his video discusses his own journey from Maths to Poetry and the links between Maths and Poetry. The video includes two of his poems at times 3:50, 59 on primes, and 7:40, a puzzle – an A-Z of Time and Space.
See also – Math Poetry, from Oliver Knill, Harvard, and for younger students, Best Math Poems for Elementary School Students from We are teachers.