Dear Geometers,

Plato (that’s him over there–>) had this saying over the door to his academy: “Let no-one ignorant of geometry enter here.” He believed the geometry could unlock the secrets of the universe: it was the language to use to figure out eternal truths.

I think he might have been on to something. In geometry, we live in an ideal world. We’re not talking about actual circles because circles in the real world are only kind of circles. We’re talking about the idea of circles. Because only in the world of ideas can we have perfect circles.

And in that ideal world, we learn to use our minds well to solve problems. And those lessons are really helpful back in the real world.

Sincerely,

Mr. Heimbuck