THE history of mathematics has an image problem. It is often presented as a meeting of minds among ancient Greeks who became masters of logic. Pythagoras, Euclid and their pals honed the tools for ...

Everybody knows that quantum physics is weird, right? Indeed, quantum physicist Richard Feynman once said in a lecture: “The theory of quantum electrodynamics describes Nature as absurd from the point ...

From classic 350-year-old problems to more modern mysteries such as algorithms, AI and why buses come in threes, these books do the sums and show their workings The sheer number of books about numbers ...

How to improve mathematics literacy in ethnic minorities will be among hot topics discussed by teachers and researchers from around the world gathering at the University's Wellington campus next week.

Kevin Larkin receives funding from The Office of Learning and Teaching. As a parent – or even teacher – you are likely to have been asked the question: “What’s the point of maths?” This is often ...

A pendulum in motion can either swing from side to side or turn in a continuous circle. The point at which it goes from one type of motion to the other is called the separatrix, and this can be ...

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