LONG + LIVE + MATH on Broadway

There are many ways to connect Alexander Hamilton, the father of the U.S. financial system, with mathematics.

Well... not yet.

But our Director of Engagement recently brought some LONG + LIVE + MATH spirit to Broadway after winning the Hamilton lottery. Here’s a math question for you: what were the odds of her winning? The Data Incubator calculates it here.

Not surprisingly, there are many ways to connect the father of the U.S. financial system with mathematics:

Check out this article from the Mathematical Association of America on the various proposed methods of apportioning representatives in Congress (including methods from Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson).
You might also enjoy The Mathematical Hamilton Parody You Never Knew You Needed, which tells the story of Irish mathematician and physicist William Rowan Hamilton.
And of course, don't forget to check out the Game-Changer Series session by our Co-Founder and Chief Scientist, Dr. Steve Ritter: Young, Scrappy and Hungry: Research-Proven Ways to Engage Your Students (As Told by Hamilton)

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