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Two US high school girls rewrite 2,000 years of mathematics with a new Pythagorean proof once thought untouchable

For centuries, the Pythagorean Theorem has occupied a unique position in mathematics: both elementary and profound. Its ...

What Math Skills Are Required to Study Microeconomics?

Find out how and why mathematics is used in microeconomics, its limitations, and the math skills that economics students need.
La Brújula Verde

Two mathematical theorems bear Napoleon’s name. Was he also a genius of geometry?

Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul. Work by Ingres. It was during this period that he came into contact with the theorems. Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons His political stance allowed him to ...
Bates College

Toys and theorems: The Department of Mathematics to host Sampson Lecture

A scholar from Kenyon College, Professor of Mathematics Carol Schumacher, is coming to Bates to give two back-to-back talks on Sept. 29 as part of the Annual Richard W. Sampson Lecture Series. Both ...
The New York Times

A.I.’s Latest Challenge: the Math Olympics

Watch out, nerdy high schoolers, AlphaGeometry is coming for your mathematical lunch. Credit...Christian Gralingen Supported by By Siobhan Roberts Reported from Stanford, Calif. For four years, the ...