Mathematics is often thought of as a subject that a student either understands or doesn't, with little in between. In reality, mathematics encompasses a wide variety of skills and concepts. Although ...
In an editorial published by the American Mathematical Society, mathematicians from the US Naval Academy and the University of Washington noted that, because so much mathematical research is now ...
Hyperbolic geometry may be partially responsible for breakthroughs in physics such as general relativity and quantum field theory. But we're not used to seeing curved environments like the ones in ...
Researchers at Google Deepmind have developed an AI that can solve International Mathematical Olympiad-level geometry problems, something previous AIs have struggled with. They provided the system ...
Science journalist Nadis and Tsinghua University mathematician Yau follow up 2019’s The Shape of a Life with an esoteric exploration of geometry’s role in explaining gravity and the structure of the ...