When Alfred University Math Professor Amanda Lipnicki took up knitting as an undergraduate student, she didn’t immediately recognize how mathematics and geometry underlay the patterns of stitches ...

The books will invite readers on a tour of transformational ideas that have shaped our modern understanding of the universe. Quanta Books is delighted to announce two new upcoming books by ...

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Patna: Known to generations of students as the man behind their math books, 70-year-old professor K.C. Sinha stepped out of the classroom and onto the campaign trail on Wednesday, filing his ...

A retired teacher in California got a surprise in the mail: a missing geometry book that disappeared 40 years ago. The book was sent by a former student, Brent Gentner, who discovered it while ...

In the third century BCE, Apollonius of Perga asked how many circles one could draw that would touch three given circles at exactly one point each. It would take 1,800 years to prove the answer: eight ...

JEE Main 2026 Preparation: Excelling in the JEE Main 2026 exam requires a smart approach, and a crucial part of that is choosing the right study materials. With so many options available, it can be ...

Trigonometric identities are powerful tools for simplifying complex equations in math and science. Three core groups—reciprocal, quotient, and Pythagorean—form the foundation. Effective strategies ...

Google DeepMind has used chatbot models to come up with solutions to major problems in mathematics and computer science. The system, called AlphaEvolve, combines the creativity of a large language ...

Jews were barred from owning land in most of Europe (the Netherlands being a rare exception) until the late 18th century. But from the French Revolution onwards, a piecemeal emancipation allowed ...

Ian Leslie’s “John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs,” takes a detailed look — 426 pages — at how John Lennon and Paul McCartney worked together from their meeting as teenagers until John’s death. Had ...

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