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Nov 20, 2009
The Evolution and Completeness of Number Systems
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Bhavya Dabas
Number systems have been developed and extended over a long period of time, with the gaps in each system paving the path to a new one.
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Nov 20, 2009
Introduction to Series
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Bhavya Dabas
A series, in mathematics, is the sum of the terms of an underlying sequence.
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Nov 19, 2009
Fermat's Little Theorem and RSA Cryptography
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Bhavya Dabas
Pierre de Fermat's "Little Theorem" lies at the base of the RSA cryptographic algorithm.
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Nov 16, 2009
Countable Sets and Uncountable Sets
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Bhavya Dabas
A set is said to be countable if all its elements can be listed in the form of a sequence.
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Nov 16, 2009
Srinivasa Ramanujan: A Biography
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Bhavya Dabas
Born in a poor family in a south Indian village, Ramanujan greatly influenced the world of mathematics, in spite of his lack of formal education.
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Nov 13, 2009
Introduction to Sequences
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Bhavya Dabas
A sequence is a function from the set of natural numbers to any given set.
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Nov 13, 2009
Michael Green and the Lucasian Chair
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Bhavya Dabas
Michael Green, theoretical physicist, succeeds the likes of Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Babbage and Paul Dirac to become the next Lucasian Professor at Cambridge.
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Nov 12, 2009
Women in Mathematics
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Bhavya Dabas
Until not too long ago, women were discouraged from studying science and mathematics. Even so, there were a select few who held their own and made their mark.
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Nov 12, 2009
The Beal Conjecture
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Bhavya Dabas
The Beal Conjecture is an interesting number theoretic problem that came about as a by-product of Andrew Beal's work on Fermat's Last Theorem.
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Nov 9, 2009
Russell's Paradox
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Bhavya Dabas
Mathematical statements are either true or false. When they are neither, they remind mathematicians to formulate their theories more accurately.
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Aug 28, 2009
Pythagoras' Theorem
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Harry P. Schlanger
Pythagoras' Theorem is a profound result that has allowed mathematicians to cut corners for centuries, and is surely among the greatest in all mathematics.
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Jul 17, 2009
A Brief Overview of Pi
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Steven Slater
Both a mathematical constant and an irrational value, the quest to find pi has absorbed mathematicians' minds for millennia.
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Jul 15, 2009
Binary, Octal, and Hexadecimal Number Systems
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Martin Bell
Computers store data using binary numbers. Binary numbers take up space to write down, so the octal and hexadecimal number systems are used to abbreviate them.
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Jun 5, 2009
Prime Factorization
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Alison Diefenderfer
Prime factors help when determining least common denominators and multiples. Prime factorization finds all the numbers (factors) which make up a larger number.
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