The artificial neural network is a computational model inspired by the real neural networks found in the human brain. It is an approach found within the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) – that area of study arising in the 1950s…
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The IMU Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize for applications of mathematics is to be awarded for outstanding – mathematical contributions that have found significant practical applications outside of mathematics, or – achievements that made the application of mathematical methods to areas…
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Most of us take our calculators for granted and press the square root button when we want to find a square root. To impress your friends as a mental gymnast you can follow a method that was used before the…
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Jean-Pierre Serre (born September 15, 1926) is one of the leading mathematicians of the twentieth century, active in algebraic geometry, number theory and topology. With the Fields Medal in 1954 and the Abel Prize in 2003, he has received two…
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Decimals and fractions are very closely related. Both can be used to express and manipulate parts of whole numbers. To appreciate decimals we need to thoroughly understand fractions. A fraction is a device to express how many parts we have…
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Triangles are a simple shape, but they can teach us a lot about geometry. It’s easy enough to draw a triangle – for example, by making three dots on a piece of paper and then drawing straight lines connecting them….
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The square root function is one of the basic functions people learn on the algebraic level. When considering square root one should ask themselves one question ‘What positive number times itself makes this’. Some may think why does it have…
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March 14th for most people is just another day of the week. For math junkies, however, this is the day to celebrate one of the most popular, loved and fascinating number in mathematics pi. Yes, for those who don’t know…
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A triangle is a polygon formed by three connecting straight lines. The sum of the angles of a triangle in plane geometry is equal to 180 degrees. Examples are 90+30+60, 30+30+120, and 45+45+90. The area of a triangle is one-half…
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The study of Prime numbers forms the basis of Number Theory.A natural number is said to be Prime if it can be evenly divided by one and itself, for example: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11.The number 9 is not prime,…
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