Tag: Mathematics
Math shows how DNA twists, turns and unzips
Mariel Vazquez, University of California, Davis
If you’ve ever seen a picture of a DNA molecule, you probably saw it in its famous B-form: two...
When did humans first learn to count?
Peter Schumer, Middlebury College
The history of math is murky, predating any written records. When did humans first grasp the basic concept of a number?...
The math behind the perfect free throw
Larry M. Silverberg, North Carolina State University
Some 20 years ago, my colleague Dr. Chau Tran and I developed a way to simulate the trajectories...
Stop criticizing bizarrely shaped voting districts. They might not be gerrymandered...
Dustin G. Mixon, The Ohio State University
How can you tell if a voting district has been gerrymandered?
Every 10 years, the U.S. Census informs lawmakers...
Millions, billions, trillions: How to make sense of numbers in the...
Andrew D. Hwang, College of the Holy Cross
National discussions of crucial importance to ordinary citizens – such as funding for scientific and medical research,...
The Supreme Court takes on gerrymandering: 6 essential reads
Aviva Rutkin, The Conversation
Editor’s note: The following is roundup of archival stories.
On June 19, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would hear Gill...
How math education can catch up to the 21st century
Mary E. Pilgrim, Colorado State University and Thomas Dick, Oregon State University
In 1939, the fictional professor J. Abner Pediwell published a curious book called...
Remembering Bill Tutte: another brilliant codebreaker from World War II
One of the greatest mathematicians and codebreakers of the 20th century, William (Bill) Tutte, was born a century ago this Sunday, May...
EXPLORING NATURE
Geothermal energy has huge potential to generate clean power – including...
Moones Alamooti, University of North Dakota
As energy use rises and the planet warms, you might have dreamed of...
