Kolkata: Amartya Kumar Dutta, a faculty member at ISI since 1996, became a full-time director of the institute on Wednesday. Dutta, professor (HAG) of mathematics at ISI, will serve as the director ...

A 150-year-old rule in geometry has been proven wrong. Mathematicians found two different doughnut-shaped surfaces that look ...

We can use formulas to model real-life situations. For example, the formula for calculating speed is speed = distance ÷ time. It is possible to calculate the speed, distance or time if you have the ...

From fractions and decimals to distance and time, the humble-but-versatile number line can deepen students’ understanding of ...

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We measured traffic noise in 25 homes across Singapore for a Straits Times interactive story. Here is how the data was ...

Teachers can use these questions to draw students out and get worthwhile formative assessment responses to guide instruction.

An associate professor at the University of Arizona has been recognized by the White House as one of the nation’s most promising math geeks. David Savitt, an expert in number theory, recently was ...

In his doctoral thesis, Michael Roop develops numerical methods that allow finding physically reliable approximate solutions ...

There are two types of clocks and they tell the time in different ways. Analogue clocks have a face with numbers from 1 to 12 and two hands. The hands move and point to the numbers to show what time ...

A simple pattern links billions of people: just a few connections apart. New research suggests this may be an unavoidable ...

Grounded in the liberal arts, the Morrissey College offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, preparing students to thrive in a broad range ...