Im having trouble grasping the steps for how these problems work. Tutors in our math lab kept saying that it can take a while to 'click' but once it does you realize how simple it is. If anyone ...
A simple, step-by-step breakdown of two “perfect” math proofs. But which prime number is p? It must be on our list of primes, because our list is complete. But it also can’t be on our list of primes, ...
Number theorist Andrew Granville on what mathematics really is — and why objectivity is never quite within reach. In 2012, the mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki claimed he had solved the abc conjecture ...