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6 août 2026 · Sur Fractal Kitty (Sophia Wood)EN
Art Prompts: Hailstone Arabesques

This is the first in a series of prompts for art intertwined with math. Jump in and choose your medium to indulge in creative expression. Warm-upGrab a sheet of paper and a ruler. Make a line with 16 marks evenly spaced from the top to the bottom of

31 juil. 2026 · Sur Fractal Kitty (Sophia Wood)EN
About Interactives: Inquiries.link

I would like to start this post with a thank you to members of this site for making both this blog and inquiries.link more sustainable. I've been asked about some of the toys I've made for interactive math play. I implement them on a site

29 juin 2026 · Sur Fractal Kitty (Sophia Wood)EN
Moduloku

Math is wonderful, and there are so many different ways to play and experience it. I enjoy having conversations with other math lovers and sharing ideas, puzzles, pedagogy, and questions. In one of these conversations with Dr. Maria at Natural Math, I learned about a book called Modultown by Drs.

21 juin 2026 · Sur Fractal Kitty (Sophia Wood)EN
Inquiries-Week 10: Self-Descriptive

IntroductionIn this inquiry, we build a sequence from a single 2. The first rule of this sequence is that it has to describe itself.Starting with TwoHere is a 2. 2It says, "There are two here." The first number is a 2, so the next

11 juin 2026 · Sur Fractal Kitty (Sophia Wood)EN
There is(Ǝ) – Such that (∋)

Let me tell you about a language. But if you wish to go play instead go here. It's going to get a little abstract below.There is a Canvas to Compose UponThe canvas is a square with the largest circle that has a radius of ρ.There

3 juin 2026 · Sur Fractal Kitty (Sophia Wood)EN
The 252nd Carnival of Mathematics

Welcome to the 252nd Carnival of Mathematics! This post brings together submissions and other posts from the mathy web. Thanks all for participating.Let's start with the number: 252Divisors: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 18, 21, 28, 36, 42, 63, 84, 126, 252

21 mai 2026 · Sur Fractal Kitty (Sophia Wood)EN
(0,0,0,...)

unedited human writing before bedOriginIn the beginning there was a point.              ...And the beginning was but a period in which time was noted by a wisp of this existence     

17 mai 2026 · Sur Fractal Kitty (Sophia Wood)EN
Inquiries-Week 9: Mod Multiplication

Thanks to Sam Graf for introducing me to this and suggesting some toys. IntroductionMultiplication tables can be fun. Line up your numbers, multiply, and find patterns. Like with 5x5, we can fill it out and highlight symmetry, divisibility, squares, and so much more. In this inquiry, we're

23 avr. 2026 · Sur Fractal Kitty (Sophia Wood)EN
Inquiries-Week 8: Fence Maxing

IntroductionPentominoes are shapes made from 5 squares joined edge-to-edge. There are 12 of them:Next, let's define what an enclosed area is with these shapes. The pentominoes must create a fence where they touch edge-to-edge with no overlaps. Note that corners touching is

1 avr. 2026 · Sur Fractal Kitty (Sophia Wood)EN
Inquiries-Week 7: EOOEOEEO

IntroductionLet's start with E. Its opposite is O. So if we flip E, we get O. Let's make a pattern. EE OE O O EE O O E O E E OHow is this pattern constructed? What comes next? Write