Tessellations aren’t just eye-catching patterns—they can be used to crack complex mathematical problems. By repeatedly ...
For four decades, a quiet boundary in pure mathematics kept a powerful theorem locked inside the safe world of finite quantities. Now a new result known as Sebestyen’s theorem has pushed that boundary ...
Researchers uncover the mathematical structure behind mesmerizing tiling patterns, linking their visual appeal to the ...
Scientists mapping the human body at the cellular level keep running into the same surprise: beneath the apparent chaos of ...
A new study by mathematicians at Freie Universität Berlin shows that planar tiling, also known as tessellation, is far more than a decorative ...
Paying for Google One or iCloud? We break down the math to show when owning a NAS costs less than cloud storage.
An unexpected mentor happened to referee a high school soccer match she played in – and she spoke with him afterwards to ...
Blaise Pascal independently rediscovered classical geometry at the age of 12 despite a ban on formal maths studies. His early ...
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Ramanujan’s troubled nationalism

The same year as Asia’s first Nobel, an FA dropout clerk of the Madras Port Trust gathered courage to write to Prof. G. H. Hardy, who led the mathematical establishment of Britain in his era, with a ...
In broken societies, as South Africa is, teachers are even more critical in shaping well-rounded young citizens equipped to navigate complex individual, relationship, workplace and societal challen ...
Many courses parents still recommend — like broad arts, general business or traditional science degrees — are no longer top ...