The Kakeya set—named for its discoverer Sōichi Kakeya—was complicated by a subsequent mathematician named Abram Samoilovitch ...

A new proof solves the “Kakeya conjecture” in three dimensions, opening up a new set of possibilities for mathematics, from computer science to cryptography ...

Eratosthenes became the first person to calculate the Earth's circumference with remarkable accuracy, a feat that stands as a ...

Using advanced mathematical tools inspired by physics, the team has derived a general equation for any number of tangent ...

The unique club known as a Maths Circle, will be opening soon after the Easter holidays and is hosted by the University of St ...

Pi is ubiquitous in modern science and mathematics. Most people come across it first through the formulas for the circumference and area of the circle or of the volume ... of modern abstract algebra ...

Candidates can carry a transparent pouch, geometry ... on circles was particularly difficult. Surface area and volume questions were easy but required lengthy calculations. Mathematics which ...