Feature Friday with Ara Basmajian

“The beauty of mathematics only shows itself to more patient followers.” Maryam Mirzakhani

Episode 2021:7

Addition. Subtraction. Multiplication. Division. Algebra. Euclidian Geometry. Trigonometry. Calculus. For the vast majority of us, our formal study of math ends somewhere along this list. But this list doesn’t get us to space. Doesn’t get us mobile phones/tablets/devices. Doesn’t get us the Internet.

It’s not hyperbole to say mathematics can explain virtually the entire universe. That’s astounding if you really think about it. So does that mean mathematicians see the world differently than the rest of us? That’s one of the many questions I pose to Ara Basmajian, professor of hyperbolic geometry at Hunter College (part of the CUNY system), on this episode (2021:7) of Did You Know That?

If you want to dive into a whole new world and language, visit Ara’s links below:

CUNY: https://www.gc.cuny.edu/Page-Elements/Academics-Research-Centers-Initiatives/Doctoral-Programs/Mathematics/Faculty-Bios/Ara-Basmajian

Teaching: https://sites.google.com/view/basmajian/home/teaching

Research: https://sites.google.com/view/basmajian/home/research

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBSnPsGsH6U

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJWk_oAGlxo

Music: “Make Me Mad – instrumental Version” by Ofrin via Artlist

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