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Mathematicians Find a Completely New Way to Write The Number ...

Third timeā€™s a charm: just weeks after cracking an elusive problem involving the number 42, mathemat ...
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This Turing Machine Should Run Forever Unless Maths is Wrong

Alan Turing: still casting a long shadow over mathematics One hundred and fifty years of mathematics ...
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Scientists uncover a surprising connection between number theory and evolutionary ...

Number theory, the study of the properties of positive integers, is perhaps the purest form of mathe ...
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The faster-than-fast Fourier transform

The Fourier transform is one of the most fundamental concepts in the information sciences. Itā€™s a me ...
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Student learning needs

Catering for studentsā€™ learning needs is something we all aim to do. But it can be challenging. Is i ...
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The Million-Dollar Puzzle That Could Change The World

Cracking this mathematical mystery will make someone rich, but its value to all of us could be incal ...
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AI is Helping Tackle One of The Biggest Unsolved Problems ...

AI can search through numbers and equations to find patterns Artificial intelligenceā€™s ability to si ...
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Cutting Cake (And Eating it Too) ā€“ The Sticky Maths ...

I work on the mathematics of sharing resources, which has led me to consider emotions such as envy, ...
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The mathematics of jury size: Statistical model shows several interesting ...

Could different jury sizes improve the quality of justice? The answers are not clear, but mathematic ...
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If I had a blank cheque, Iā€™d ā€¦ turn IBMā€™s ...

Grand Challenges in Mathematics. In his famous 1900 speechĀ The Problems of MathematicsĀ David Hilbert ...
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Drawing Polygonal Numbers

The diagram above (known as theĀ tetractys) shows the first fourĀ triangular numbersĀ (1, 3, 6, 10, ...
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Game Theory Shows We Can Never Learn Perfectly From Our ...

An analysis of a mathematical economic game suggests that even learning from past mistakes will almo ...
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Mathematical model reveals commonality within the diversity of leaf decay

The colorful leaves piling up in your backyard this fall can be thought of as natural stores of carb ...
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Exciting the brain could be key to boosting math learning, ...

Exciting a brain region using electrical noise stimulation can help improve mathematical learning in ...
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Strategic player challenges tip matches

Grand Slam tennis players in the US, Wimbledon and Australian Opens could improve their chances of w ...
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The seven essential components of explicit teaching

There is an evidence base that can guide teachers to implement effective mathematics lessons. To beg ...
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