Analysis

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Minimizing energy

What is the most efficient way to fence land when you’ve only got so many metres of fence? Or, to put it differently, what is the largest area bounded by a simple closed planar curve of fixed length?
We consider the answer to this question and others like it, making note of recent results in the same spirit.

School Taskbook: From 5 to 15

The taskbook for school students by renowned Russian mathematician Prof. Vladimir Igorevich Arnold. You can find the original Russian version as well as an English, German, Spanish, Italian, Vietnamese and Turkish translation.

If you are interested to add a new translation, please see the github repository of the booklet for all sources and details.

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