It’s time for the @BigMathsJam Wrong, But Useful! @stecks (Katie Steckles): Brouwer’s Fixed Point Theorem: “they said it’s a theorem, so I’ve got to believe it.” Mentions @jamesgrime. @christianp (Christian Lawson-Perfect): ordering cards to generate a fractal sequence. @peterrowlett (Peter Rowlett): transforming numbers problems into graphs. Mentions @alexcorner and @wtgowers. The puzzle is stated here and the discussion thread is here. @dragon_dodo (Dominika Vasilkova): the Weierstrass function @scroggs (Matthew Scroggs): @oddsandevens’s fractional origami. Yuen Ng: Miscancelling fractions @pecnut (Adam Townsend): @astrastefania’s redesign of the the musical stave. @smokeyfurby and his handler (Belgin) enjoyed @samhartburn’s cake, based on @becky_k_warren’s Big Math-Off […]

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