A math whiz as a young man, he later blazed trails, both with his theoretical advances and his advocacy for minority students. By Alex Williams Richard A. Tapia, a Rice University mathematician ...

This requires an algorithm: students are taught to stack one number atop another and multiply each digit of the bottom number ...

What’s the secret to prompting an AI to solve math problems that have left humans stumped? Tell it to believe in itself ...

Two brothers in Singapore have built a data-encryption company on pure mathematics, betting that a problem no algorithm can solve will keep files safe from the quantum computers expected to break much ...

Dylan Kane likes his math curriculum. But there’s one important piece missing, he says. The 7th grade math teacher in Leadville, Colo., uses a program that teaches math skills through real-world ...

How can you have a proof without proving anything? Mathematicians found a way and, in the process, came to blows over it – ...

Math classrooms shifted over time to the discovery model. Not suddenly, and not without good intentions. There was a ...

Clarkson University researchers have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can uncover the mathematical equations ...

The t-shirt is yellow, 100% cotton and meant for “everyday wear”. Across the front, it declares in italic script, “I’m too pretty to do math”. While some may see it as a joke, it is sparking ...

Morningstar Quantitative Ratings for Stocks are generated using an algorithm that compares companies that are not under analyst coverage to peer companies that do receive analyst-driven ratings.

The iconic Nathan’s Hot Dog stand in New York City appears to charge $14.99 for a hot dog with fries, based on the clip, listed as the cheapest combo option on the menu. The video has sparked a debate ...

Probabilistic models, such as hidden Markov models or Bayesian networks, are commonly used to model biological data. Much of their popularity can be attributed to the existence of efficient and robust ...