by Kiernan Van Engen | Apr 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
In my talk next week I will be discussing the mathematics behind the popular children’s Card game Spot It!. This game has a fascinating trick where any pair of cards will only have one matching symbol between them. At first glance this seems impossible, or...
by Kiernan Van Engen | Feb 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
I will be discussing continuity and the popcorn function. First the basic definition from pre-calc, a function you can draw smoothly without lifting up your pen. You can all picture these kinds of functions. There exists a function that breaks this intuition. It is...