The same branch of mathematics that helped Einstein to formulate his theory of general relativity could now allow scientists to peer with unprecedented accuracy into impenetrable objects—such as the ...
The Rev. Erica Avena would do better to do some research about the theory of an Earth-centered universe and what exactly Copernicus did [Sept. 3, op-ed, “You Can’t ‘Believe’ In Climate Change”]. It ...
One of the most common questions math teachers hear from their students is, “why does this matter?” They are constantly trying to convince students that math is useful and could help them in their ...
A common refrain for students in a math class is “when are we ever gonna need this?” Real World Math is a site that tries to put math skills into real-world situations to help them feel more useful to ...
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Mathematicians say that they have solved a major, decades-old problem in geometry: how to reconstruct the inner structure of a mystery object ‘X’ from knowing only how fast waves travel between any ...
Organisers: Joshua Daniels-Holgate and Joao Miguel Vilas Boas. Please e-mail us in case you have any questions or want to give a talk yourself.