Many a mathematician has received a long letter from an unknown sender who claims to have found a way to trisect an angle using only a straightedge and compass. The mathematician may read passages of ...

Undaunted by the fact that mathematicians have slaved for centuries over the problem of trisecting an angle, Harvey "Scott" Sleeper '42, of Eliot House pondered about it in his spare time and has at ...

Mathematics Magazine presents articles and notes on undergraduate mathematical topics in a lively expository style that appeals to students and faculty throughout the undergraduate years. The journal ...