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What is the Length of the String?
What is the Length of the String?
Most People CANNOT Solve This!
Bella L
Jan 22
Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad 2024 Problem 1
Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad 2024 Problem 1
An interesting Diophantine equation from Bangladesh!
Wojciech kowalczyk
Jun 1
Do You Understand This Math Joke?
Do You Understand This Math Joke?
Math in Homer Simpson 🥧
Bella L
Jan 27
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Topological Magic: Bizarre Twists in Space
Topological Magic: Bizarre Twists in Space
The exquisitely beautiful Hopf Fibration and the generalization of a Cartesian Product to a fiber bundle
Selena Routley
Jun 25
Topological Magic: Formal Tricks to Increase our Mathematical Imagination
Topological Magic: Formal Tricks to Increase our Mathematical Imagination
Quotient Spaces, Fiber Bundles and Covers produce simple and profound examples in topology, and give you powers of visualization that you…
Selena Routley
Jun 25
Analog Computation of Linear Algebra: Theory and Implementation
Analog Computation of Linear Algebra: Theory and Implementation
Analog computers can perform matrix math with far less hardware and electricity than digital computers need. We will walk through the…
Jae F. Muzzin
Jun 23
Brain Teaser 32: Coin Split Problem
Brain Teaser 32: Coin Split Problem
Can you solve this interesting puzzle? You split 1000 coins into two piles and count the number of coins in each pile. If there are x coins
Shelvia
Jun 22
How Do You Find the Red Angle?
How Do You Find the Red Angle?
The following problem is quite fun; as far as I know, it can’t be solved with trivial angle chasing. Meanwhile, it also helps to better…
Bekhruz Niyazov
Jun 17
Novel insights into fluorescent ‘dark states’ illuminate ways forward for improved imaging
Novel insights into fluorescent ‘dark states’ illuminate ways forward for improved imaging
When an excited electron in the fluorophore relaxes, it emits light after a delay, causing the molecule to glow (fluoresce). However…
Tunahan
Jun 17
The Final Countdown: Understanding General Relativity
The Final Countdown: Understanding General Relativity
The Magnificent Elegance and Beauty Behind Einstein's General Theory of Relativity
Selena Routley
Jun 16
Can you solve this Oxford MAT problem?
Can you solve this Oxford MAT problem?
If you’re looking to undertake an undergraduate degree in Mathematics, Computer Science or some combination of the two, you’ll need to take…
Mr MathsMan
Jun 16
Maths as a language
Maths as a language
Do you consider math a language we could use for communication? How could we use it in this manner?
Tobi Aikulola
Jun 15
The Universe's Binary Code
The Universe's Binary Code
The deep meaning of metric signature in defining geometries pertinent to cosmology through Sylvester's Law of Inertia
Selena Routley
Jun 14
Where is the Equivalence Principle in the Mathematics of General Relativity?
Where is the Equivalence Principle in the Mathematics of General Relativity?
It's so deeply baked into the equations of General Relativity that it is almost impossible to see
Selena Routley
Jun 13
Gentle introduction of Bayesian Linear Regression
Gentle introduction of Bayesian Linear Regression
Mathematical background behind the Bayesian linear regression with Gaussian prior and practical implementation
Yuki Shizuya
Jun 7
Archaic Mathematicians and Death By Ox!
Archaic Mathematicians and Death By Ox!
Please, please be ruthless in your culling of jargon when teaching our children!
Selena Routley
Jun 6
Mongolian 2024 Number Theory Problem
Mongolian 2024 Number Theory Problem
Can you figure out this problem from the 2024 Mongolian Mathematical Olympiad?
Wojciech kowalczyk
Jun 4
Can you solve this problem from the 2024 Japanese Preliminary Olympiad?
Can you solve this problem from the 2024 Japanese Preliminary Olympiad?
A problem from the 2024 Japanese Preliminary Olympiad!
Wojciech kowalczyk
Jun 4
(University of Wisconsin-Madison)Revolutionary Label-Free Technique Enhances Single-Molecule…
(University of Wisconsin-Madison)Revolutionary Label-Free Technique Enhances Single-Molecule…
The technical achievement, detailed this month in the journal Nature, marks a significant advance in the burgeoning field of observing…
Tunahan
Jun 1
Quantum Entanglement: A Theory About the Physics of Emotions
Quantum Entanglement: A Theory About the Physics of Emotions
Quantum entanglement is a phenomenon where particles become interconnected in such a way that the state of one particle instantly…
Asia Scudder
May 28
Sound Waves As Computer Memory
Sound Waves As Computer Memory
Explore how early computers used sound waves in fluid mercury to store information. We construct and analyze a circuit simulation of…
Jae F. Muzzin
May 27
Closing in on the theoretical maximum efficiency
Closing in on the theoretical maximum efficiency
devices for turning heat into electricity are edging closer to being practical for use on the grid, according to University of Michigan…
Tunahan
May 26
Understanding L1 and L2 regularization with analytical and probabilistic views
Understanding L1 and L2 regularization with analytical and probabilistic views
Derive L1 and L2 regularization via analytical and probabilistic solution
Yuki Shizuya
May 25
Sailing on the Vast Seas of Lie Groups
Sailing on the Vast Seas of Lie Groups
Avast Ye, Ye Bilge Sucking Scurvy Dogs! Weigh Anchor and Hoist the Mizzen!!
Selena Routley
May 23
The Photon’s Tale: Exploring Chemical Signatures in Exoplanet Atmospheres
The Photon’s Tale: Exploring Chemical Signatures in Exoplanet Atmospheres
Let’s learn how photons — one of the messengers of the universe — help us understand an exoplanet’s atmosphere.
Hardik Medhi
May 20
Science or Science Fiction? The Philadelphia Experiment Explored
Science or Science Fiction? The Philadelphia Experiment Explored
Navy’s Darkest Secret: The Legend of the Philadelphia Experiment
DEEPIKA VERMA
May 17
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