Algorithm is a word that we often hear in conversations, especially when we talk about computers. In mathematics, it is basically a method which helps you solve a problem or equation. But this word is ...

ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander challenges ciLiving contributing host, Tommy Bickham to a game of Word Teasers. Get ready to challenge your brain with Word Teasers! In this game, players solve fun ...

Abstract: In this paper we describe a class of cryptographic guess-and-determine attacks which is based on the notion of a linearizing set. A linearizing set-based ...

Google marked Wednesday, November 12, with a special Doodle dedicated to the quadratic equation, which is one of mathematics’ most widely recognised and applied formulas. The animated Doodle ...

Children as young as 4 years old are capable of finding efficient solutions to complex problems, such as independently inventing sorting algorithms developed by computer scientists. The scientists ...

In the third century BCE, Apollonius of Perga asked how many circles one could draw that would touch three given circles at exactly one point each. It would take 1,800 years to prove the answer: eight ...

A mathematician at Carnegie Mellon University has developed an easier way to solve quadratic equations. The mathematician hopes this method will help students avoid memorizing obtuse formulas. His ...

What really happens after you hit enter on that AI prompt? WSJ’s Joanna Stern heads inside a data center to trace the journey and then grills up some steaks to show just how much energy it takes to ...

There is little debate that AI will revolutionize working practices, but there is less agreement about the best way to exploit this transformation. While 90% of CIOs are piloting AI or investing in ...

Word problems try and tell students a story about the math problem in front of them. They are a useful way to connect abstract numbers to concrete situations, so students can learn early on to apply ...