The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. All of modern mathematics is built on the foundation of set theory, the study of how to organize abstract collections of objects. But in ...

In a world run by computers, there is one algorithm that stands above all the rest. It powers search engines, encrypts your data, guides rockets, runs simulations, and makes the modern digital ...

When news emerged that mathematics would no longer be compulsory for Arts and Humanities students seeking university admission in Nigeria, my initial reaction wasn’t outrage. It was bewilderment. Not ...

If you’ve ever shuffled a deck of playing cards, you’ve most likely created a unique deck. That is, you’re probably the only person who has ever arranged the cards in precisely that order. Although ...

You’re at the checkout screen after an online shopping spree, ready to enter your credit card number. You type it in and instantly see a red error message ...

ABSTRACT: The paper continues the research on algorithms for generating nondeterministic finite automata possessing the following property (the so-called walibad property): among their covering ...

A documentary screening Monday at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley will take a look at math, how it’s taught, how the subject is approached and its power and necessity in the 21st ...

Abstract: Achieving low results in mathematics is a real and urgent concern, as mathematics is the foundation of science and technology, and any weakness in it reflects negatively on the progress of ...