“Our goal was to build a clear mathematical bridge between abstract algebra and the experience of listening to music,” said study co-author Olga Ibragimova. “When we think of melodies as shapes we can ...

Provided content. One ball on a Plinko board is unpredictable. Drop a thousand and they form a near-perfect bell curve—one of math’s most powerful ideas for 150+ years.

Teachers can use these tools to promote discussions and help students move from concrete to abstract understanding of concepts.

The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is a prestigious competition featuring talented high school students from around the world, in which competitors solve complicated mathematical problems.

A mathematical trick speeds up seismic calculations for earthquake simulations and could revolutionize earthquake preparedness.

Until now, it was believed that mathematical thinking only began once people gained the knowledge of numbers and writing. However, a new study reveals a potentially earlier origin of math hidden in ...

Abstract: We present a new comprehensive theory for explaining, exploring, and using pattern as a visual variable in visualization. Although patterns have long been used for data encoding and continue ...

Brainteasers are more than casual puzzles as they are structured in such a way that they serve as mental exercises. These puzzles can help stimulate reasoning, focus, and analytical thinking. There ...

In the dusty, book-filled tumult of the Jaipur Literature Festival, where the air thrums with the rhythms of poetry and politics, one might not expect to find a mathematician holding court. But there ...

The science pros at TKOR explore how food coloring behaves in salt water. 'Justice crying'—'Lawyer' Mamata rips into EC in Supreme Court, questions Bengal SIR on 'eve of polls' Industrialist stuck in ...

We asked retired astronauts about their favorite space movies, and this is what they shared with us Sugary sodas cause deadly diseases. Coca-Cola worked to discredit the science. Owner of BC ghost ...