Tag Archives: Summer of Math Exposition

My Entry in #SoME3: Negative Mass Part 4: Life, the Universe, and Everything(-ish)

Posted on August 21, 2023 by Alex R. Howe

This is it–the grand finale of my “Negative Mass” video series! See how negative mass would work with “real” atoms, molecules, and even planets. Made for the 3rd annual Summer of Math Exposition video contest.

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New Video: Radix Economy

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Alex R. Howe

This is my entry for the 2nd Summer of Math Exposition contest. Radix economy is often billed as a measure of which number base is most “efficient,” but its answer that base-3 is the best suggests there’s probably something else … Continue reading →

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New Video: What Does Negative Mass Mean? Part 1

Posted on August 21, 2021 by Alex R. Howe

Grant Sanderson, of the excellent 3Blue1Brown math YouTube channel, has set up a contest for new creators to make math videos, called the Summer of Math Exposition. Well, this isn’t my first math video, but in the spirit of the … Continue reading →

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