News tagged with proofs
New Book Uses Physical Reasoning to Solve Mathematical Problems
Apr 22, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Mark Levi, professor of mathematics at Penn State, has authored a book titled "The Mathematical Mechanic: Using Physical Reasoning to Solve Problems," soon to be published by Princeton University Press. The book, which is ...
Proof by computer: Harnessing the power of computers to verify mathematical proofs
Nov 06, 2008 |
4.5 / 5 (46) |
2
New computer tools have the potential to revolutionize the practice of mathematics by providing far more-reliable proofs of mathematical results than have ever been possible in the history of humankind. These computer tools, ...
Search results for proofs
CMU professor honored for computational complexity breakthrough
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 21, 2007 |
4.6 / 5 (18) |
0
Computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University and the Russian Academy of Science will share the Association for Computing Machinery's 2007 Gödel Prize for their seminal work on what many consider the most important unresolved ...
Scientists shed light on inner workings of human embryonic stem cells
Apr 30, 2009 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have made a significant discovery in understanding the way human embryonic stem cells function.
NPR's 'Math Guy' explains changing nature of mathematical proof
Feb 20, 2006 |
4.7 / 5 (17) |
0
Keith Devlin is a consulting professor in Stanford's Mathematics Department and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Some biologists recognize his name because there's an extinct possum named ...
NIST releases preview of much-anticipated online mathematics reference
Jun 27, 2008 |
4.2 / 5 (5) |
0
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a five-chapter preview of the much-anticipated online Digital Library of Mathematical Functions (DLMF). In development for over a decade, the DLMF is ...
IBM Researchers Develop Shield to Mask Sensitive On-Screen Information
Jul 09, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (3) |
0
IBM Research - Haifa has developed software that more efficiently and effectively hides sensitive or personal information that might otherwise appear on the computer screens of unauthorized personnel. It could prove particularly ...
Computer scientists deploy first practical, Web-based, secure, verifiable voting system
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 05, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (28) |
12
Computer scientists affiliated with the Center for Research on Computation and Society (CRCS), based at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), in collaboration with scientists at the Université ...
Poor customer service leads to loss of customers
Mar 26, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
1
Cost reductions are high on the agenda in many firms. Cost reductions often result in manning reductions and fewer employees. Customer service is a labour intensive function, and is therefore very likely to be affected by ...
Statistically 'Proven'! Germany Will Be Next Soccer World Champion
Physics /
Feb 22, 2006 |
2.2 / 5 (19) |
0
For some people soccer is a game of pure chance. Metin Tolan confronts the emotions in the stadium with statistical calculations. The professor for experimental physics at the Universität Dortmund says, ...
Learn math history to learn math theory
Dec 19, 2005 |
4.1 / 5 (10) |
0
A Dutch scientist says she's discovered that knowing how a mathematical theory developed improves a pupil's understanding of the theory.
Terence Tao, 'Mozart of Math,' Is UCLA's First Mathematician Awarded the 'Nobel Prize in Mathematics'
Aug 22, 2006 |
4.1 / 5 (37) |
0
Terence Tao became the first mathematics professor in UCLA history to be awarded the prestigious Fields Medal, often described as the "Nobel Prize in mathematics," during the opening ceremony of the International ...
List of search results for proofs
