THIS is a good elementary text-book, founded on the work by M. E. Lagout (“Takimetry”), which we have already noticed (NATURE, vol. xvi. p. 226). The ground covered by the work before us is not quite ...
Introducing new math concepts via already-worked examples can give students a significant boost in learning. But choosing the right problems makes a big difference. An analysis earlier this year of ...
Wei Ho, the first director of the Women and Mathematics program at the Institute for Advanced Study, combines algebra and geometry in her work on an ancient class of curves. Like many people who would ...