A graduate student recently harnessed the complexity of mathematical proofs to create a powerful new tool in cryptography.
Antoine Chambert-Loir's initiation into one of math's oldest secret societies began with a phone call. “They told me Bourbaki would like me to come and see if I'd work with them,” he said.
Math Smarts: Tips, Tricks, and Secrets for Making Math More Fun! by Lynette Long, illus. by Tracy McGuinness, does just that, with clever aids such as a cardboard ""Smart Chart"" that slides to reveal ...
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Why logarithms are your secret math power
What they are: A logarithm is the exponent you raise a base to in order to get a number, acting as the inverse of exponentiation. Why they matter: They simplify multiplication, division, and roots ...
Working in secret for more than two years, a group of mathematicians has set out to resolve of the longest and most bitter battles in modern mathematics ...
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