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Chemistry World December 10, 2009 Phillip Broadwith |
Solving fibril formation "It really is a case of the ideas of mathematics and physics helping us to understand chemistry and biology," says Chris Dobson of the University of Cambridge. |
IEEE Spectrum December 2009 Prachi Patel |
Math and Gender Women do best in math wherever women do best in everything else |
Scientific American September 2009 Michael Tennesen |
More Animals Seem to Have Some Ability to Count Counting may be innate in many species |
Fast Company September 2009 Heath & Heath |
The Gripping Statistic: How to Make Your Data Matter A good statistic is one that aids a decision or shapes an opinion. For a stat to do either of those, it must be dragged within the everyday. |
Scientific American August 2009 Davide Castelvecchi |
Hypersphere Exotica: Kervaire Invariant Problem Has a Solution! A 45-year-old problem on higher-dimensional spheres is solved -- probably |
Science News March 28, 2009 |
A Primer For Mathematics Competitions In this book, Alexander Zawaira And Gavin Hitchcock provide readers with advice on how to acquire the mental equipment and problem-solving agility necessary to become a successful mathlete. |
Scientific American February 2009 Graham P. Collins |
Limits on Human Comprehension May Explain Exceptions to the Rules of Physics The mathematical theory of knowledge-limits claims the universe lies beyond the grasp of any intellect |
Scientific American February 2009 Paul Raeburn |
Using Chaos Theory to Revitalize Fisheries There are fewer fish in the sea than ever. Complexity theory, argues mathematician George Sugihara, provides a counterintuitive way to revitalize the world s fisheries |
Scientific American February 2009 Michael Shermer |
The 3-Door Monty Hall Problem The math behind switching doors in TVs Let's Make a Deal. |
Science News |
The Annotated Turing: A Guided Tour Through Alan Turing's Historic Paper On Computability And The Turing Machine By Charles Petzold A programmer and best-selling author expands Alan Turing's 36-page paper by adding historical and intellectual background. |
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