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Math Trek: Laying Track

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   04-28-2007 · Science News Online
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3. Math Trek: Ancient Islamic Penrose Tiles
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4. Math Trek: A Golden Sales Pitch
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5. Math Trek: Calculating the Word Spurt
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6. Math Trek: Small Infinity, Big Infinity
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7. Math Trek: Mining the Yesternet
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9. Math Trek: The Mathematical Lives of Plants
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10. Math Trek: Sudoku and Graph Theory
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