Mathematicians have proven the existence of a faster algorithm for multiplying large numbers, making multiplication and other ...

A 17-year-old girl, Hannah Cairo, has just conquered everyone with her ability to develop and solve all kinds of mathematical problems. Many call her a genius and many on social networks define her as ...

Hannah Cairo found herself stuck on a problem that wouldn’t leave her mind. It wasn’t a regular homework assignment—it was a decades-old mathematical puzzle believed to be true by leading experts in ...

Hannah Cairo was stuck on a math problem. All she could think about during those weeks was a new approach. “After months of trying to prove the result, I managed to understand why it was so difficult.

Consider a pencil lying on your desk. Try to spin it around so that it points once in every direction, but make sure it sweeps over as little of the desk’s surface as possible. You might twirl the ...

Much of mathematics is driven by intuition, by a deep-rooted sense of what should be true. But sometimes instinct can lead a mathematician astray. Early evidence might not represent the bigger picture ...

Summer Haag and Clyde Kertzer made major news in the math world while working on a summer research project Prior to the end of the 2022-2023 academic year, graduate student Summer Haag and junior ...

Is there any wonder why crossword puzzles are one of the most popular and addicting word games in the world? They challenge your brain in a fun and engaging way. While the number of new answers may be ...

This summer, as part of the Department's Summer Research Experience for Undegraduates and First-Year Graduate Students, graduate student Summer Haag, undergraduate Clyde Kertzer, postdoc James ...