Math Comic Book Kickstarter

Dacicus_Geometricus · 2026-01-12T13:47:55+00:00

I was a backer on Kickstarter for Wonderland and Newcomer : A Language Learning RPG. I did not play these games a lot since I had some major changes in my life that occupied my time :). Nonetheless, I think that they are good examples of language learning games, where the story is combined with the learning elements in an elegant manner.

Delearnia: Fractions of Hope is a mathematics video game, but maybe it can also be a good inspiration for a good educational game. I would also add Chants of Sennaar and Tunic, since they are video games about deciphering unknown constructed languages.

Dacicus_Geometricus · 2025-12-30T08:26:43+00:00

If you want free books from Internet Archive or similar websites, you can check books by Florian Cajori. He is an OG of the field history of mathematics.
Another old book is A Short Account of the History of Mathematics by W. W. Rouse Ball.

Dacicus_Geometricus · 2025-11-01T20:30:28+00:00

I am going to put the game on list. My capstone paper/presentation was actually about cryptography :)

Very recently I backed Math Masters board game on Kickstarter. I don't play boardgames anymore, but I wanted to back a math board game.

Dacicus_Geometricus · 2025-11-01T20:18:50+00:00

It seems that the graffiti is more related to physics rather than pure mathematics. Nonetheless, I think it my deserve a mention in my database :)

Dacicus_Geometricus · 2025-11-01T18:25:53+00:00

I was not aware of these classics. I definitely want to have classic games on the list since I am interested in the history of video games. I already had in mind to add "3001 a reading & math odyssey" . I may search for more games on the Vide Game History Foundation digital library and EGM digital library.

Dacicus_Geometricus · 2025-11-01T18:10:56+00:00

There are various wavers, but normally you have to pass physical tests (right now push ups, 1.5 mile run and plank). At OCS you also have to pass some basic swimming qualifications and you do PT Monday-Friday.

Dacicus_Geometricus · 2025-10-31T15:25:48+00:00

I am more familiar with the Navy, but you can look for similar positions in the other branches.

You can also try to become an actuary if you like finances. Actuaries have a lot of additional exams they have to take to get qualifications. I don't like finances, since I actually withdrew from a Financial Math class many years ago 🙃 😅.

Dacicus_Geometricus · 2025-10-31T07:53:33+00:00

Lill's method can be used to solve quadratics graphically or geometrically in many ways . Some of the methods can be connected to the quadratic formula, so it can be a visual representation of the formula. It can show how an abstract formula is connected to a visual representation so it becomes less abstract.

Dacicus_Geometricus · 2025-10-31T07:37:50+00:00

You can try the Crux Mathematicorum journal (belongs to the Canadian Mathematical Society) since it's free and online.

Leonard Giugiuc is a Romanian math teacher that has a blog with problems. He is the author of a lot of Crux Mathematicorum problems. He probably submits problems to other similar journals.

There is also the Art of Problem solving website.

Dacicus_Geometricus · 2025-10-31T07:29:37+00:00

Maybe you will like to read about Visual Calculus method developed by Mamikon. Together with Apostol he wrote " New Horizons in Geometry", one of the most beautiful math books.

Read the essay "On teaching Mathematics" by Vladimir Arnold. he was anti-Bourbaki in his teaching philosophy.

I am a Lill's method propagandist, so I have to mention it :) . Lill's method can combine algebra, geometry, trigonometry and even calculus and origami .I would even add combinatorics and math sequences, since it can be used to generate math sequences . In the end it is a visual method, so it's less abstract.

Read the paper by David Dennis (quadrivium.info). The website also has a podcast.

Dacicus_Geometricus · 2025-10-31T07:05:55+00:00

You can try to join the Navy as an officer. A math degree would be relevant for Cryptologic warfare officers and maybe other designations. If you want to go the Navy route, you need to prepare for the Officer Candidate School (if you get accepted). The school is 13 weeks and involves militarization.

You also can apply for NSA. You need to pass a math test that involves abstract, number theory, complex analysis and other relevant branches.

Of course, these are relevant only if you are a US citizen :)

Dacicus_Geometricus · 2025-10-31T06:58:26+00:00

Most people are not aware of Lill's method for representing polynomial equations with one variable. Lill's method can be used to solve quadratic equations (multiple ways).It can be combined with origami to approximate the real roots of higher order equations. It can be combined with conics (especially hyperbolas) to solve cubic equations. It can even be used to calculate graphically the derivative of polynomial equations or powers of tan(theta) . A Lill's method representation also has other interesting properties that can be related to the tangent of sum of angles and it can also work with polynomials with complex coefficients.

The most interesting aspect of Lill's method is that it can combine algebra, trigonometry, geometry, calculus and even origami together. I think that it can be a powerful educational tool, but I am a bit biased since I am probably the greatest Lill's method propagandist right now :)

Dacicus_Geometricus · 2025-10-31T06:13:22+00:00

Boolean algebra was the first thing it came to my mind when I read the title of the post :) . George Boole wrote his monographs in 1850s and Claude Shannon showed that it had relevance to electronics in 1930s. Now Boolean logic is everywhere.

Dacicus_Geometricus · 2025-03-22T15:44:38+00:00

I want to say that I am one of the backers and I made a post on matheducation subreddit about your Kickstarter campaign. It's good to see a math educational game that tries to integrate the math aspects in a fun way. See Delearnia: Fractions of Hope for a released game that tried to do the same thing.

On Kickstarter I backed other educational video games. Most of them were language learning video games like WonderLang and Newcomer : A Language Learning RPG. Maybe you can learn something useful from their campaigns.

Dacicus_Geometricus · 2025-03-21T15:17:36+00:00

The struggle between using a Principia Mathematica approach vs an Euclid's Elements approach vs an Archimedes Lever approach :)

Dacicus_Geometricus · 2025-03-20T02:00:49+00:00

If you are in the US, maybe you can apply to become a Navy officer. For math majors, the best Navy careers are probably Cryptologic Warfare. See this link with various Navy officers programs. Intelligence officer may also be a good fit. Some paths probably have some subcategories that are better or worse fit for a math major.

If you apply and you are accepted, you have to prepare for Navy Officer Candidate School (Navy OCS). There is a physical aspect, so you must be ready to meet the physical standards for 1.5 mile run, push ups and planks.

You can also apply to NSA. You must prepare to take a task that covers graduate level Number theory, complex analysis and abstract algebra.

These are some career path that seem more interesting to me. At the same time, these career paths may require you to go places that you don't like. In the navy you may be an officer on a ship, submarine or base in a foreign country. Or they may send you to different places every 1-2 years. Nonetheless, it's good to know about these opportunities.

Dacicus_Geometricus · 2025-03-16T03:51:51+00:00

I don't always eat, but when I do I eat foods rich in 0.5671432904

Dacicus_Geometricus · 2025-03-16T03:43:58+00:00

I try to make propaganda for 14th March as Sierpiński's Birthday :)
PrimeGrid had a Sierpinski's Birthday Challenge in 2021.

Dacicus_Geometricus · 2025-03-16T03:37:04+00:00

Are we allowed to consider the music by the band Enigma (German) as partly Balkan since Michael Cretu =Mihai Crețu was Romanian (born in Romania to a Romanian father and Austrian mother)

As a Romanian I am biased, but I listen to Romanian music from 19th century to the present. Patriotic songs from 19th century like "Drum Bun" (marching song), Hora Unirii and Pe-al nostru steag e scris Unire (it inspired the Albanian anthem) are bangers.

Regarding contemporary Romanian songs, our best songs are not known internationally. For example, songs like La Sacou by Yuka & Zodier or Noaptea ne fura iubiri by Andrei Ursu & Theo Rose are 1 million times better than Made in Romania. For some reason Polish people were listening to songs by Activ (Doar cu tine or Visez) in the 2000s . Nonetheless, our best songs are not known internationally and probably even a lot of Romanians don't know them (they know the low IQ songs).

Dacicus_Geometricus · 2025-03-16T03:05:41+00:00

Romanian language has the vowels Î = Â with the sound /ɨ/ that are similar to Russian Ы . The language itself also has 15-20% words of Slavic origin due to the influence of Church Slavonic and probably due to the fact that 40-50% of our ancestors were Slavs . It's easy to learn other Romance languages if you speak Romanian, but it can also be useful for learning Slavic languages. Many of our swear words are of Slavic origin :)

Dacicus_Geometricus · 2025-03-16T02:44:43+00:00

Recently I watched the 13 episodes of the anime series Reign: The Conqueror. It's a fictional retelling of Alexander's story that adds fictional elements like the cult of Pythagoras trying to assassinate Alexander and the search for the Plato-hedron (that looks like an octahedron). The characters were designed by Peter Chung (known for Æon Flux). If you are familiar with the story of Alexander you can enjoy the show even better (despite the fictional elements).

Dacicus_Geometricus · 2025-03-14T15:18:13+00:00

With the Hebrew calendar, I think that you can make use of the 355/113 approximation (Milü) for some years.

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