One of the landmarks of Kyoto, the home of Japanese mathematician Masaki Kashiwara, is the Kamo River. At certain points, there are stepping stones that allow residents to cross the river away from ...

How can the behavior of elementary particles and the structure of the entire universe be described using the same mathematical concepts? This question is at the heart of recent work by the ...

Algebraic notation is the standard way chess players record their moves. By Isaac Aronow The standard method of recording moves in a chess game is known as algebraic notation. The name isn’t quite ...

The human connectome is the network of links between different parts of the brain. These links are mapped out by the brain’s white matter—bundles of nerve cell projections called axons that connect ...

Grothendieck is revered in the world of math; outside of it, he’s known for his unusual life, if he’s known at all. But what were his actual mathematical contributions?

Proof is a way to show a statement is always true by using worded or algebraic reasoning. Higher tier – There are algebraic ways to describe odd, even and consecutive integers, which are needed for ...

Eric Larson and Isabel Vogt have solved the interpolation problem — a centuries-old question about some of the most basic objects in geometry. Some credit goes to the chalkboard in their living room.

👉 Learn how to write an algebraic expression from verbal sentence as well as writing out a sentence from an algebraic expression. To do this, we need to know what words we use to express operations ...

How can the behavior of elementary particles and the structure of the entire universe be described using the same mathematical concepts? This question is at the heart of the recent work by ...