Cut-the-knot

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cut-the-knot is an educational website maintained by Alexander Bogomolny and devoted to popular exposition of a great variety of topics in mathematics. The site has won more than 20 awards from scientific and educational publications^{[#endnote_awards]}, including a Scientific American Web Award in 2003^{[#endnote_sciam]}, the Encyclopedia Britannica's Internet Guide Award^{[#endnote_awards]}, and Science Magazine's NetWatch award^{[#endnote_science]}.

cut-the-knot's manifesto states that "Judging Mathematics by its pragmatic value is like judging symphonia by the weight of its score," and describes the site as "a resource that would help learn, if not math itself, then, at least, ways to appreciate its beauty."^{[#endnote_manifesto]}

The site is designed for teachers, children and parents, and anyone else curious about mathematics, with an eye to educating, encouraging interest, and provoking curiosity. Hence applets such as that found half way down [the content page], which cycles through various random facts.

Contents

1 The site \"Manifesto\"
2 Site contents
3 References
4 External links

The site \"Manifesto\"

This text is quoted from [the content page].

Raymond Smullyan, a Mathematician, Philosopher and author of several outstanding books of logical puzzles, tells, in one of his books, a revealing story. A friend invited him for dinner. He told Smullyan that his teenage son was crazy about Smullyan's books and could not wait to meet him. The friend warned Smullyan not to mention that he is a Mathematician and that Logic is a part of Mathematics because the young fellow hated Mathematics.

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See the [manifesto] for the 'full story'

Site contents

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References

External links

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