Mathematics

A cura di G. Wheeler a cura di W. Harper

Mathematical logic grew out of philosophical questions regarding the foundations of mathematics, but logic has now outgrown its philosophical roots, and has become an integral part of mathematics in g...

A cura di Cedric Degremont a cura di Laurent Keiff a cura di Helge Ruckert

A cura di C. Cellucci a cura di D. Gillies

A famous problem found in books on mathematical recreations was first proposed in an annual in 1850 by a vicar and amateur mathematician, Thomas Kirkman. Fifteen schoolgirls walk out three abreast for...

Plaiting and braiding have a long history. They encompass decorating hair, weaving and basket-making as well as making knots. So it is surprising that John Gorham seems to have been the first person t...

Major Percy Alexander MacMahon is one of the nineteenth century's forgotten mathematical heroes. Mathematicians know him for his classic work Combinatory Analysis, a book still in print. He also publi...

Readings on the Joy and Power of Statistics a cura di Richard Altschuler