Professor Haines specializes in Algebra. Dr. Haines doctoral thesis is “Quasi-orthogonal Completeness in p-rings.” p- rings are generalizations of Boolean rings, used in logic, computer science, ...

In August, a team of mathematicians posted a paper claiming to solve a major problem in algebraic geometry — using entirely alien techniques. It instantly captivated the field, stoking excitement in ...

After some serious number crunching, a researcher says that he has come up with a mathematical model for a viable time machine: a Traversable Acausal Retrograde Domain in Space-time (TARDIS). He ...

In October 1984 I arrived at Oxford University, trailing a large steamer trunk containing a couple of changes of clothing and about five dozen textbooks. I had a freshly minted bachelor’s degree in ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

SINCE the days when the kinetic theory of gases was founded by Clausius, Maxwell and Boltzmann, great changes have taken place in the scope and bearing of the descendent theory. Taking a wide view of ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. A set-off clause is a legal clause that gives a lender the authority to seize a debtor's ...

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the American cartoonist Crockett Johnson created a series of paintings on mathematical subjects. They’re based on theorems, laws, and mathematical figures, but ...