{"id":347,"date":"2019-12-31T00:01:58","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T05:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ams.org\/featurecolumn\/?p=347"},"modified":"2022-03-02T16:24:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T21:24:47","slug":"tony-phillips-column-archive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mathvoices.ams.org\/featurecolumn\/2019\/12\/31\/tony-phillips-column-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Phillips&#8217; Column Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"headlineText\">Tony Phillips&#8217; Column Archive<\/h1>\n<p>Here are Tony Phillips&#8217; older Feature Columns. Tony&#8217;s newest columns may be found <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ams.org\/featurecolumn\/category\/tony-phillips\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>November 2020 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fc-2020-11\">Completing the Square<\/a> (History of Mathematics)<\/li>\n<li>May 2019 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fc-2019-05\">Topology and Elementary Electric Circuit Theory, II: Duality<\/a> (Geometry and Topology, Math and the Sciences)<\/li>\n<li>October 2018 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fc-2018-10\">Topology and Elementary Electric Circuit Theory, I<\/a> (Geometry and Topology, Math and the Sciences)<\/li>\n<li>October 2017 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fc-2017-10\">The Early History of Calculus Problems, II<\/a> (Calculus and Analysis, History of Mathematics)<\/li>\n<li>May 2017 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fc-2017-05\">Surface Topology in Bach Canons, II: The Torus<\/a> (Geometry and Topology, Math and the Arts)<\/li>\n<li>October 2016 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fc-2016-10\">Surface Topology in Bach Canons, I: The Mobius strip<\/a> (Geometry and Topology, Math and the Arts)<\/li>\n<li>May 2016 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fc-2016-05\">The Early History of Calculus Problems<\/a> (History of Mathematics, Calculus and Analysis)<\/li>\n<li>October 2015 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fc-2015-10\">Hidden Symmetries of Labyrinths from Antiquity and the Middle Ages<\/a> (History of Mathematics, Geometry and Topology)<\/li>\n<li>May 2015 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fc-2015-05\">Math and the Sewing Machine<\/a> (Miscellaneous, Math and Technology)<\/li>\n<li>October 2014 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fc-2014-10\">The Topology of Impossible Spaces<\/a> (Geometry and Topology, Math and the Arts)<\/li>\n<li>May 2014 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fc-2014-05\">The Knots in the Quipu, and in the Friar&#8217;s Belt<\/a> (History of Mathematics, Math and the Arts, Geometry and Topology)<\/li>\n<li>October 2013 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fc-2013-10\">Spherical Dodecahedral Space<\/a> (Geometry and Topology)<\/li>\n<li>May 2013 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fc-2013-05\">Galileo&#8217;s Arithmetic<\/a> (History of Mathematics)<\/li>\n<li>October 2012 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fc-2012-10\">William Thurston<\/a> (Geometry and Topology)<\/li>\n<li>May 2012 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fc-2012-05\">Old Babylonian Multiplication and Reciprocal Tables<\/a> (History of Mathematics)<\/li>\n<li>October 2011 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fc-2011-10\">X-ray Crystallography and the Fourier Transform<\/a> (Math and the Sciences, History of Mathematics)<\/li>\n<li>May 2011 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-cusa\">How Not to Square the Circle<\/a> (History of Mathematics, Geometry and Topology)<\/li>\n<li>October 2010 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-phyllotaxis\">Farey Numbers and the Magnetic Cactus<\/a> (Math and Nature, Math and the Sciences)<\/li>\n<li>May 2010 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-normal\">From Pascal&#8217;s Triangle to the Bell-shaped Curve<\/a> (Probability and Statistics)<\/li>\n<li>October 2009 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-vanuatu\">A Non-Commutative Marriage System in the South Pacific<\/a> (Algebra, Game Theory and Social Choice)<\/li>\n<li>May 2009 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-newcomb\">Simon Newcomb and &#8220;Natural Numbers&#8221; (Benford&#8217;s Law)<\/a> (Probability and Statistics, History of Mathematics)<\/li>\n<li>October 2008 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-weaving\">Inside-out Frieze Symmetries in Ancient Peruvian Weavings<\/a> (History of Mathematics, Math and the Arts)<\/li>\n<li>May 2008 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-surveying-one\">The Mathematics of Surveying: Part I<\/a> (Geometry and Topology, History of Mathematics)<\/li>\n<li>June 2007 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-quantum-two\">The Mathematics Behind Quantum Computing: Part II<\/a> (Math and Technology, Algebra)<\/li>\n<li>May 2007 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-quantum-one\">The Mathematics Behind Quantum Computing: Part I<\/a> (Math and Technology, Algebra)<\/li>\n<li>October 2006 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-boole\">The Princess of Polytopia: Alicia Boole Stott and the 120-cell<\/a> (History of Mathematics, Geometry and Topology)<\/li>\n<li>May 2006 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-octo-cretan\">The Octosphericon and the Cretan Maze<\/a> (Geometry and Topology, Math and the Arts)<\/li>\n<li>November 2005 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-uncertainty\">The Mathematical Uncertainty Principle<\/a> (Calculus and Analysis, Math and the Sciences)<\/li>\n<li>June 2005 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-venn\">Topology of Venn Diagrams<\/a> (Geometry and Topology, Discrete Math and Combinatorics)<\/li>\n<li>January 2002 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-alberti1\">Alberti&#8217;s Perspective Construction<\/a> (Geometry and Topology, Math and the Arts)<\/li>\n<li>December 2001 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-syntax1\">Topology and Verb Classes<\/a> (Geometry and Topology, Calculus and Analysis, Math and the Arts)<\/li>\n<li>November 2001 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-feynman1\">Finite-dimensional Feynman Diagrams<\/a> (Math and the Sciences, Calculus and Analysis)<\/li>\n<li>October 2001 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-book1\">The Romance of Double-Entry Bookkeeping<\/a> (Miscellaneous, Algebra)<\/li>\n<li>September 2001 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-latinii1\">Latin Squares in Practice and in Theory II<\/a> (Algebra, History of Mathematics, Probability and Statistics)<\/li>\n<li>August 2001 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-latini1\">Latin Squares in Practice and in Theory I<\/a> (Algebra, History of Mathematics, Probability and Statistics)<\/li>\n<li>June 2001 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-tidesiii1\">Fourier Analysis of Ocean Tides III<\/a> (History of Mathematics, Calculus and Analysis, Math and the Sciences)<\/li>\n<li>May 2001 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-tidesii1\">Fourier Analysis of Ocean Tides II<\/a> (History of Mathematics, Calculus and Analysis, Math and the Sciences)<\/li>\n<li>April 2001 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-tidesi1\">Fourier Analysis of Ocean Tides I<\/a> (History of Mathematics, Calculus and Analysis, Math and the Sciences)<\/li>\n<li>February 2001 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-shell1\">The Mathematical Study of Mollusk Shells<\/a> (Math and Nature, Calculus and Analysis)<\/li>\n<li>January 2001 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-kepler1\">Celestial Mechanics on a Graphing Calculator<\/a> (Calculus and Analysis, Math and Technology)<\/li>\n<li>November 2000 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-info1\">The Mathematics of Communication<\/a> (Math and Technology, Probability and Statistics)<\/li>\n<li>September 2000 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-piano1\">The Mathematics of Piano Tuning<\/a> (Calculus and Analysis, Math and the Arts)<\/li>\n<li>August 2000 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-navigation1\">Navigational Mathematics<\/a> (Geometry and Topology)<\/li>\n<li>June 2000 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-cusp1\">The Catastrophe Machine<\/a> (Calculus and Analysis, Math and the Sciences)<\/li>\n<li>March 2000 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-visual1\">Visual Explanations in Mathematics<\/a> (Geometry and Topology)<\/li>\n<li>February 2000 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-dna-abc1\">The ABC of DNA Computing<\/a> (Math and the Sciences, Math and Technology, Discrete Math and Combinatorics)<\/li>\n<li>January 2000 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-archimedes1\">The Method of Archimedes<\/a> (History of Mathematics, Geometry and Topology, Calculus and Analysis)<\/li>\n<li>December 1999 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-catscan1\">The Mathematical CAT scan<\/a> (Math and the Sciences, Calculus and Analysis)<\/li>\n<li>November 1999 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-metonymy1\">Metonymy and Metaphor in Mathematics<\/a> (Math and the Arts, Algebra, Calculus and Analysis)<\/li>\n<li>October 1999 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-sphericon1\">The Differential Geometry of the Sphericon<\/a> (Geometry and Topology)<\/li>\n<li>September 1999 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-descartes1\">Descartes&#8217; Lost Theorem<\/a> (Geometry and Topology, History of Mathematics)<\/li>\n<li>August 1999 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-irrational1\">The Most Irrational Number<\/a> (Geometry and Topology, Algebra, Math and Nature)<\/li>\n<li>June 1999 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-mi1\">Multiple Mathematical Intelligences<\/a> (Miscellaneous)<\/li>\n<li>May 1999 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-codes1\">From Euclid and Euler to Public-key Codes<\/a> (Algebra, Math and Technology)<\/li>\n<li>April 1999 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-knots1\">Knots and their Polynomials<\/a> (Geometry and Topology, Algebra)<\/li>\n<li>March 1999 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-canons\">Math and the Musical Offering<\/a> (Math and the Arts, Calculus and Analysis)<\/li>\n<li>February 1999 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.org\/publicoutreach\/feature-column\/fcarc-grav_lens\">Gravitational Lensing and Geometric Lensing<\/a> (Math and the Sciences, Geometry and Topology)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tony Phillips&#8217; Column Archive Here are Tony Phillips&#8217; older Feature Columns. Tony&#8217;s newest columns may be found here. 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