Mathematics is separated into several fields, including algebra, calculus, geometry, number theory, statistics, and others, each of which plays a different role in creating scientific, economic, and ...

This iceberg in Scoresby Sound, East Greenland, is one of many frozen sights in the country. Photograph by Frans Lanting, Nat Geo Image Collection Craters at Lake Myvatn in Iceland are among the ...

Many brilliant minds have shaped the world of mathematics, but one name stands out above all: Archimedes of Syracuse. Known for his genius in geometry, physics, and invention, Archimedes made ...

THIS is a thoroughly good book which deserves to run through many editions. It is not (as its title might suggest) a book on mathematical logic or philosophy: it deals not with the nature of ...

Applied mathematics is the application of mathematical techniques to describe real-world systems and solve technologically relevant problems. This can include the mechanics of a moving body, the ...

Pi, a mathematical constant denoted by the Greek letter π, is the ratio of a circle's circumference C to its diameter d: π = C/d. The circumference of a circle is, in turn, equal to 2πr, where r is ...