Strogatz Simplifies the Joy of x

March 2, 2010

In this week's New York Times column, Steven Strogatz leaps into high school math and explores the seductive allure of algebra and its connection to science and art.

 "The formulas in question might express elegant patterns about numbers for their own sake," Strogatz wrote. "This is where algebra meets art.  Or they might express relationships between numbers in the real world, as they do in the laws of nature for falling objects or planetary orbits or genetic frequencies in a population.  This is where algebra meets science."

Read the full article here.