It happens often – a popup that entices you to apply your mathematical intelligence to enter into a giveaway. Of course, the only giveaway is you giving away your precious personal information! This is a typical (but not active) example and, whichever choice is selected (4, 5, or 7), is a winning answer. There is […]

Growing Students of Mathematics need to understand some fundamental laws that are integral to the subject. Knowing how these laws work help with accuracy in solving problems. The Distributive Law is a key one to learn. Its use goes way back to the 1800s and it explains how we use parentheses ( ) in Algebra. […]

In the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2013/14, here are the top three universities for Mathematics: Now that we mentioned Harvard, here is a recent article from Harvard’s Gazette, on news of a prestigious Harvard prize, awarded to Mathematics. “The MacArthur awards, often called “genius” grants, are given annually to about two dozen recipients […]

Predicting the future to make money – that’s what Ernie Chow does for an investment funds manager. His skill in developing differential equations to model future trends in the stock market, along with his ability to solve those same equations means he can predict the future. Or at least do it as well as science […]

A mathematical proof is an argument from accurate assumptions to reach a conclusion. Each step of the argument follows the laws of logic. Consider the logic in this statement: I can eat cheese The moon is made of cheese; Therefore, I can eat the moon! In Mathematics, a statement is not accepted as valid or […]