Mathmatics : Science World Report

Jan 29, 2016 12:58 PM EST

Is Your Child Struggling With Math? Finger Tracing Can Lift Performance, Study Reveals

Researchers from the University of Sydney found that finger tracing can help improve students' performance in math.

Dec 26, 2015 10:03 AM EST

What Causes Tigers to Have a Certain Pattern of Stripes

What causes zebras or tigers to have a certain pattern of stripes?

Dec 29, 2013 02:55 PM EST

New Approach to Vertex Connectivity Could Maximize Networks’ Bandwidth

Computer scientists are constantly searching for ways to squeeze ever more bandwidth from communications networks.

Dec 17, 2013 11:06 AM EST

Emperor Penguins Use Travelling Wave to Keep Warm During Winter

Emperor penguins are adept at staying warm during the frigid Antarctic winter. They huddle together to retain body heat. Now, though, scientists have used a mathematical model to reveal that penguins use the same stop-and-go movements like cars in a traffic jam in order to stave off the winter chill...

Dec 14, 2013 11:03 AM EST

Mathematical Formula Describes Human Struggles: From Crying Babies to Wars

It turns out that a broad range of struggles that humans face on a daily basis could be explained by math. Scientists have created a mathematical expression called a "power-law" that actually mathematically describes the severity and timing of human confrontations that affect us personally and as a ...

Nov 18, 2013 11:13 PM EST

A Good Move to Master Maths? Check Out These Chess Puzzles

In the spirit of the current world championship bout between Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen and Indian grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, we should seriously consider the role of chess in how young students learn mathematics.

Oct 21, 2013 09:37 PM EDT

Using Mathematics for Predicting the Chances of a Kickstarter Project

Vincent Etter, doctoral student in communication systems, has developed an analysis tool for projects seeking for funding in the Kickstarter website. After a few hours, it is capable of predicting with amazing accuracy whether the submitted project will succeed or fail.

Jun 17, 2013 08:40 PM EDT

Stuck in Traffic? Mathmatics Can Get You On Your Way

Mathematics may not be the first thing your mind turns to when you are caught in a traffic jam. Yet mathematics holds the key to understanding how traffic congestion develops, and how to prevent it.

Jan 25, 2013 04:02 PM EST

Natural Selection Algorithm Used to Make Super Efficient Solar Cell Pattern

A novel approach for the optimization of a solar cell pattern was chosen by researchers at Northwestern University. They aimed at designing an optimized geometric pattern of the scattering layer that would maximize the amount of time light remained trapped within the cell, thus leading to more effic...