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Delaware Teachers Named Finalists for National Mathematics, Science Teaching…

The human brain is similar to other primate brains at the mathematical levelSunny/Getty Images A single mathematical model can explain the pattern of folds seen on the brains of a range of primates, from bush babies…

There’s a mathematical trick to get out of any mazeKlaus Vedfelt/Digital Vision/Getty Images It will soon be 14 March and that means pi day. We like to mark this annual celebration of the great mathematical constant…

There’s a mathematical trick to get out of any mazeKlaus Vedfelt/Digital Vision/Getty Images It will soon be 14 March and that means pi day. We like to mark this annual celebration of the great mathematical constant…

The following is an extract from our Lost in Space-Time newsletter. Each month, we hand over the keyboard to a physicist or mathematician to tell you about fascinating ideas from their corner of the universe. You…

1. IntroductionConsider the linear matrix equation where A ∈ C m × n and X ∈ C n × m . The solution X of (1) is called the inner inverse of A. For arbitrary X ( 0 ) ∈ C n × m , all the inner inverses of A can…

The RAND headquarters building at 1700 Main Street in Santa Monica, California, was designed by John D. Williams, head of the Mathematics Division. He raised the idea of creating a building that would increase the probability of…

1. IntroductionThere is a broad consensus in recognizing the importance of having a citizenry competent in mathematics which, in this way, contributes to ensuring both their socioeconomic progress and their employability, as well as…

Dr. Hind Louali Dr. Hind Louali, the owner and founder of the French School of Austin – or Ecole Jean-Jacques Rousseau honors the National Mathematics Medalists. AUSTIN, TEXAS, UNITED STATES, January 9, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ --…

Sybillla/ShutterstockSybillla/Shutterstock The following is an extract from our Lost in Space-Time newsletter. Each month, we hand over the keyboard to a physicist or mathematician to tell you about fascinating ideas…

U.S. students have lost significant learning in mathematics and other subjects since the start of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in early 2020. The 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress mathematics scores…

It’s been nearly two years since John Urschel retired from the NFL at the age of 26, trading a career as a professional football player at the height of his game for a chance at a PhD in mathematics at MIT. From…

Replaces Document(s):NSF 23-527 National Science FoundationDirectorate for STEM Education     Division of Undergraduate Education Full…

Cross section through an axoneme. Credit: Wikipedia Alan Turing might be best know for his work helping to crack Germany's "Enigma"…

Steve Woods Photography/Cultura Creative RF/Alamy WHEN solving problems in the real world, it is rare that the solution is purely mathematical, but maths is often a key ingredient. The puzzle we set a few weeks ago…

A three-dimensional quantum gas atomic clock.Science Photo Library The Seven Measures of the World Piero Martin Yale University Press Four Ways of Thinking David Sumpter Allen Lane Blame the sundial. A dinner guest…

The bands of colour represent shapes of a certain dimension and formCoates, T., Kasprzyk, A.M. & Veneziale, S. (2023) Mathematicians attempting to build a “periodic table” of shapes have turned to artificial…

Ocellated lizard (Timon lepidus) skinFederico.Crovetto/Shutterstock A simple, decades-old mathematical model developed by Alan Turing can predict how subtle colour patterns will develop in a lizard’s scaly skin. Over…

A suspiciously high number of people guess the Wordle word on their first tryEmre Akkoyun/Shutterstock Thousands of people are probably cheating to solve the daily word-guessing game Wordle on the first try – and…

This spring, the Brandeis Department of Mathematics completed their search for the first Berger-Leighton Professor of Mathematics with the hiring of Dr. Daniel Álvarez-Gavela, currently an Assistant Professor at MIT. Dr.…

Many studies have documented a large decline in students' mathematics achievement during and after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The question facing school districts now is how to help students recover. Since fall…

Ryan Conti came to MIT hoping to find a way to do good things in the world. Now a junior, his path is pointing toward a career in climate science, and he is preparing by majoring in both math and computer science…

As part of the Brandeis’ Year of Climate Action, Thomas Fai, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Jonathan Touboul, Associate Professor or Mathematics (with Denis Patterson from Princeton University) have organized a Climate and…

Professor of Mathematics Dmitry Kleinbock has been awarded a prestigious Simons Fellowship in Mathematics, which will support research activities during his sabbatical leave in the fall of 2022. Kleinbock’s research deals with …

Dennis Sullivan, an influential mathematician who helped found rational homotopy theory, has been recognised by the Abel prize…

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