Magic squares are square arrays of numbers that have the same sum horizontally, vertically, and diagonally. It is the arrangement of numbers in an square. They were known to mathematicians since antiquity and they were believed to have mystical powers. … Continue reading →...

The Python stack for scientific computing is more modular than say R or Mathematica. Python is a general-purpose programming language that has libraries for scientific computing. R and Mathematica are statistical and mathematical programming languages that have general-purpose features. The…Read more ›...

Laura McLay asks why is it so easy to forecast the Presidential election and so hard to forecast the NCAA basketball tournament? Nate Silver famously predicted the winner of all 50 states; but if you look at the NCAA basketball tournament, it’s difficult to get much above the low-70-percent range in predictive accuracy. (Silver himself [...]...

It can be tricky picking the right seat at a dinner party. So much depends on how many people there …...

Clarkson University professor of mathematics, computer science receives tenureNorth Country NowPOTSDAM -- Sumona Mondal has been granted tenure and promoted from assistant professor to associate professor of mathematics and computer science at Clarkson University. Mondal joined Clarkson in 2007 after graduating from University of Louisiana ......

The Dimensions in Between The mathematics that we have learned since elementary school is a bit beautiful. A line is perfectly straight, the path of the ball thrown upward is a parabola  and the shape of the earth we see … Continue reading →...

Mathematicians, philosophers, and enthusiasts alike have their own views about mathematics. Below are the 50 mathematics quotes collected from the time of Euclid up to 21st century. Let’s see what the masters of the field have to say about mathematics. … Continue reading →...

If you are looking for programming problems to challenge yourself or to give to your students, then Project Euler is one good place to start.  According to the website, “Project Euler exists to encourage, challenge, and develop the skills and enjoyment … Continue reading →...

I’ve been a bit slow at posting lately – I moved, got sick, and so on – but here we go again. Yunfan Tan posts some wonderful time-lapse pictures of plants dying, linking to a paper Allometric scaling of plant life history by Yúria Marbà, Carlos M. Duarte, and Susana Agustí which shows that “both [...]...

Mathematical analysis based on numbers and numerical estimates is widely used in decision making everywhere from public administration and business to environmental conservation. Methods for decision analysis evaluate different alternatives with regard to several criteria. The more attributes and possible options, from which to make decisions there are, and the larger the amount of available data,...