Math in the Media Digests (Page 4)

Math Digests March 2022

On: April 5, 2022

Tagged: cake-cutting, combinatorics, cryptography, even and odd numbers, graph theory, infinity, irrational numbers, Nerdle, number theory, pi, quantum computing

Math Digests February 2022

On: March 8, 2022

Tagged: combinatorics, data analysis, diversity and inclusion, exponential decay, exponential growth, history of mathematics, information theory, lattices, logarithms, physics, sports statistics, squaring the circle, transcendental numbers

Math Digests January 2022

On: February 3, 2022

Tagged: data analysis, exponential growth, finding patterns, fractals, geometry, logarithms, matrices, origami, prime numbers, probability, sequences, specificity and sensitivity, statistics, technology

Math Digests December 2021

On: January 10, 2022

Tagged: differential equations, fuzzy logic, golden ratio, growth rates, heat equation, knots, logic, machine learning, mathematical modeling, prime numbers, sequences, set theory, symmetry

Math Digests November 2021

On: December 8, 2021

Tagged: cryptography, geometry, gerrymandering, inverse proportionality, Markov chain Monte Carlo, modular arithmetic, nature, number theory, pink noise, prime factorization, prime numbers, tiling, waves

Math Digests October 2021

On: November 1, 2021

Tagged: algebra, butterfly effect, chaos, complexity, density, Diophantine problems, dynamics, geometry, mathematical modeling, polynomials, pre-algebra, synchrony

Math Digests September 2021

On: October 6, 2021

Tagged: algebra, complex numbers, exponential growth, factorials, functions, geometry, group theory, ideal gas law, linear equations, mathematical modeling, modeling in Excel, roots of unity, symmetry, travelling salesperson problem

Math Digests August 2021

On: September 1, 2021

Tagged: accuracy vs precision, algorithms, central limit theorem, circles, computer science, exponential decay, exponential growth, geometry, gerrymandering, law of large numbers, number systems, pi, politics, programming, Simpson's paradox, statistics, transcendental numbers, What is zero?

Math Digests July 2021

On: August 3, 2021

Tagged: Benford's Law, data visualization, diversity and inclusion, fractals, p-values, Penrose tiles, probability, ring theory, symmetry

Math Digests June 2021

On: July 23, 2021

Tagged: compound interest, exponential growth, finance, geometry, modeling from data, origami, polygons