Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) left behind a trophy case stocked with mathematical achievements to choose from, but above all, he wanted a “regular heptadecagon” etched on his ...
Mathematics started with numbers — clear, concrete, intuitive. Over the last two centuries, however, it has become a far more abstract enterprise. One of the first major steps down this road was taken ...
Ms Lee will be starting her final year of university in autumn, where she will complete her thesis in a field of mathematics called combinatronics — the maths of counting and arranging.
Feruell keeps his emotions in check during games, but he’s outspoken in poker forums when he sees something he doesn’t like. In 2013 another player caught his eye. Vyacheslav Karpov, aka Performer, ...