Those who appreciate the wonder of the rational universe paused Sunday for a satisfying moment. It was Pi Day, a celebration of the number that represents a circle’s circumference-to-diameter ratio: 3 ...

Imagine an aeronautics engineer designing a state-of-the-art jumbo jet. In order for it to fly, the engineer has to rely on the same aerodynamics equation devised by physicists 150 years ago, which is ...

The American Mathematical Society recently published a study (Cross-Cultural Analysis of Students with Exceptional Talent in Mathematical Problem Solving) that finds evidence to disprove the widely ...

Wow. I apologize for the delay in getting a new Geek Playlist out. Between Thanksgiving, deadlines, and a trip to New York, things have been hectic. But fear not - it has returned! For those of you ...

Here’s a philosophical question for you: was math invented or was it discovered? Granite Geek David Brooks has been thinking about this question, and will lead leading a discussion after tomorrow ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Hello! My name is Rosemarie, and I am the new writer for this Mama, Ph.D. column. Before I begin, I ...

There's a simple way to tell if your kid is a math geek and likely to have the potential to go on to a lucrative career as a software engineer. It comes around maybe fourth or fifth grade when they ...

Pi is an irrational number%2C meaning its decimal representation does not end It%27s the most recognized mathematical equation in the world The shortened equation is 3.14159 If mathematics is the ...

Google “Pi Day” and you’ll get 127 million hits in a third of a second, with topics including private investigators, the Philippine Islands, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet and personal injury, ...

March 14 is a day to honor one of our most beloved decimals--with jewelery, revelry, and, of course, pie. How will you celebrate? Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and his family ...

"Mathematics is the gate and key of the sciences. …Neglect of mathematics works injury to all knowledge, since he who is ignorant of it cannot know the other sciences or the things of this world." ...