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Lessons from the life of a great mathematician – John von Neumann
Lessons from the life of a great mathematician – John von Neumann
Glen Whitney stands at a point on the surface of the Earth, north latitude 40.742087, west longitude 73.988242, which is near the center of Madison Square Park, in New York City. Behind him is the city’s newest museum, the Museum of Mathematics, which Whitney, a former Wall Street trader, founded and now runs as executive […]
Major conspiracy theories such as a faked Moon landing cannot be true or they would have been exposed within a few years a scientist has concluded. Dr David Grimes, an Oxford University physicist, worked out a mathematical formula to calculate the chances of a plot being leaked by a whistle-blower or accidentally uncovered. He was […]
This is a really good question and one that I was asked in class again today. A simple answer is, “Not much directly, but…” In a recent article on the same question, Angus McDougall, 25, a Sydney structural engineer, says he “wasn’t amazing” at maths during high school, but decided to study a bachelor of civil […]
How can Mathematics help us understand the melting of our polar ice. This video from live science looks at the use of Mathematics as a practical tool to do this. Core samples help scientists develop powerful formulae for calculating changes in our important ice caps. This video shows the importance of quantifying our understanding of […]
The student just wants to learn the formula and use this to get a correct solution and an “A” on their report. But, is this really learning? This article, from The University of Utah Math Department provides a compelling reason to NOT learn the formulae (or, “At least not rely only on learning the formula“- […]