Mathematicians are stunned at the progress AI is making in solving advanced problems, leaving some questioning whether there ...

“How did you get that answer?” That’s what I used to ask my students as I walked around to check their math work. More often than not, my question was met with a shrug, an “I guessed,” or a vague ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. In 1997, Deep Blue, a supercomputer built by IBM, did the unexpected: it defeated chess ...

Strong knowledge of data structures and recognizing common patterns makes complex coding questions easier and faster to solve. Thinking out loud during interviews shows your logic and improves ...

Earlier in my career, I consistently assigned what many of us think of as traditional math homework: a worksheet with 20 similar problems or a textbook page full of several repetitive problems. This ...

Regularly sleeping less than you need can harm your health and safety. Most adults do best with 7 to 9 hours per night. Getting at least 7 hours of sleep may support weight management by affecting ...

Mathematics be a tricky subject, and many students struggle to get the hang of it, finding it difficult to solve problems and equations in class. It requires a special sort of attention that one can’t ...

🚧 This project was built during my early learning phase. I plan to refactor it as I grow. 🤔 Challenges I Faced & Solutions Problem Challenge Solution ...

GeoWagdy is a Python desktop application (built with PySide2) designed to make exploring math more interactive. It allows users to input two functions of x, solve for their real intersections, and ...

Don’t start with moon shots. by Thomas H. Davenport and Rajeev Ronanki In 2013, the MD Anderson Cancer Center launched a “moon shot” project: diagnose and recommend treatment plans for certain forms ...

Mathematicians sometimes think of their research as a garden and unsolved problems as seeds waiting to sprout. Some problems are analogous to tulip bulbs. As mathematicians work to solve them, they ...