TO THE EXTENT THAT HE WAS AT HOME anywhere, David Foster Wallace was at home in the world of math. As an undergraduate, he studied modal logic; Everything and More, his book on infinity, explained ...

Abstract: In the previous four columns, the properties of the homogeneous cubic polynomial were studied. In this article, the author introduces two new algorithms that, at first, look quite different ...

Looking back all the way to the 8th century, the Arab world was the staging ground for some of the biggest discoveries and accomplishments by prominent scholars, philosophers, and doctors. Dubbed the ...

Abstract: This article considers the problem of solving linear algebraic equations of the form Ax=b among multiagents, which seek a solution by using local information in presence of random ...

College Algebra is a major barrier to degree completion, but redesigning math experiences to focus on real-world applications ...

Differential equations are fundamental tools in physics: they are used to describe phenomena ranging from fluid dynamics to general relativity. But when these equations become stiff (i.e. they involve ...

TWA is one such semiclassical approach that dates back to the 1970s, but is limited to isolated, idealized quantum systems ...

For many, it's been years since they've sat in a classroom while a teacher tested their arithmetic skills. Internet users are now racking their brains to remember how to solve elementary school ...

A human has outkissed one of Google’s superpowered artificial intelligence systems. The achievement isn’t in the realm of ...