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French Mathematician Yves Meyer Wins Top Prize for 'Wavelet Theory'Yves Meyer, a French mathematician who did pioneering work on a signal processing tool known as wavelet analysis, has won the Abel Prize, one of the top math prizes.
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Tau Day: Should Pi Be Downgraded?While many math nerds swoon over pi, the unsung hero of circular math is tau, which relates a circle's circumference to its radius, some have argued.
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Irrational Partying: Happy Pi Day!Today, March 14, is the math lover's celebration of everyone's favorite irrational number, pi. Here's what's so special about the neverending irrational number and ways to celebrate.
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Euler’s Identity: 'The Most Beautiful Equation'Euler's Identity is a remarkable equation that comprises the five most important mathematical constants.
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What Is Topology?Topology is a branch of mathematics that describes mathematical spaces, in particular the properties that stem from a space’s shape.
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Properties of Pascal’s TrianglePascal's triangle, a simple yet complex mathematical construct, hides some surprising properties related to number theory and probability.
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What Is Symmetry?In geometry, an object exhibits symmetry if it looks the same after a transformation, such as reflection or rotation. Symmetry is important in art, math, biology and chemistry.
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What Is Trigonometry?Trigonometry is a branch of mathematics that studies relationships between the sides and angles of triangles.
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What Are Logarithms?A logarithm determines how many times a certain number must be multiplied by itself to reach another number.
