Deep inside caves, water dripping from the ceiling creates one of nature's most iconic formations: stalagmites. These pillars ...

In an approach reminiscent of the classic board game "Battleship," Stanford researchers have discovered a way to characterize ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about mathematics. All hurricane forecasting models aren't created equal, even when it comes to those used to model the ...

The GSMM Camp is a weeklong workshop directed towards interdisciplinary problem solving whose aim is graduate student education and career development. The GSMM Camp is designed to promote a broad ...

Competing in a field of 7,600 entries, UB's team became one of ten Outstanding Winners in the 2015 Mathematical Contest in Modeling. The worldwide competition is run by the Consortium for Mathematics ...

Educational Studies in Mathematics, Vol. 63, No. 1 (Sep., 2006), pp. 89-112 (24 pages) Views of mathematical modeling in empirical, expository, and curricular references typically capture a ...

MATLAB—a math modeling software—is used to design sophisticated structures. Engineering professor Panchapakesan Venkataram found an equally creative use for the popular software: designing intricate ...

※ Affiliations and titles are as of the end of the research activity. In this research area, mathematicians and researchers applying mathematics form research teams to attack social issues which have ...

Initially, the mathematician would consider various factors and attempt to simplify the situation. Time becomes a crucial element, with a certain duration allocated for decision-making. A ...

The story of humanity is one of extraordinary cooperation but also terrible conflict. We come together to build cities, civilizations and cultures, but we also destroy these through violence against ...

Andrei Chikatilo, "The Butcher of Rostov," was one of the most prolific serial killers in modern history. Between 1978 and 1990 in the Ukraine, he committed at least 52 murders before he was caught, ...