Amsterdam, September 7, 2020 - A recent study by a team based at the University of Bologna, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, has shed new light on the Minoan system of fractions, ...

Let $t_0, t_1, t_2, \cdots$ be a sequence of elements of a field $F$. We give a continued fraction algorithm for $t_0x + t_1x^2 + t_2x^3 + \cdots$. If our sequence ...

Grade school math students are likely familiar with teachers admonishing them not to just guess the answer to a problem. But a new proof establishes that, in fact, the right kind of guessing is ...

A recent study has shed new light on the Minoan system of fractions, one of the outstanding enigmas tied to the ancient writing of numbers. A recent study by a team based at the University of Bologna, ...