Wouter van Doorn and I have uploaded to the arXiv our paper “Growth rates of sequences governed by the squarefree properties of its translates“. In this paper we answer a number of questions of Erdős} (Problem 1102 and Problem 1103 …
As the educational landscape evolves, the role of edtech in supporting and enhancing the hybrid classroom has never been more crucial. Hybrid learning, which combines traditional face-to-face instruction with online learning, offers a flexible and inclusive approach to education, meeting …
📖Read Time: 16 minutes 📊Readability: Advanced 📐 (Technical knowledge needed) 🔖Core Topics: vector, linear, theory, space, series The Concept A vector space is an additively written abelian group together with a field that operates on it. Vector spaces are often …
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Martin Wolf and Chetta Saelim were in Edinburgh last week (8-12 December) to attend and speak at the ICMS Conference on “Geometry, higher structures, and physics” (Conference website here). Martin gave a talk on “Homotopy Algebras and Field Theories” in …
By Greg Hart, Coursera CEO I’m excited to announce that Anthony Salcito has joined Coursera as our new General Manager, Enterprise, starting today. Anthony is a recognized leader in global education transformation. He brings decades of experience helping organizations harness …
Snow is haunting weather forecasts, home owners are taking down Christmas lights, stores are discounting exercise equipment, and faculty-hiring committees are winnowing down applications. In-person interviews often take place between January and March but can extend from December to April. …
‘Switches’ in our DNA that affect gene activity in cells could be crucial to understanding and possibly treating Alzheimer’s disease, with researchers identifying more than 150 control signals in specialized brain cells called astrocytes. Astrocytes provide essential support to a …
Discover how the Raspberry Pi 5 turns into a full STEM lab with free Mathematica. From real-time sensor dashboards to image processing, neural networks and stunning math art, this guide empowers students, teachers and parents to explore, invent and visualize …
In 1991, the French husband-and-wife volcanologist-filmmaker team Maurice and Katia Krafft were killed by the flow of ash from the eruption of Mount Unzen in Nagasaki. Inexplicably, Werner Herzog didn’t get around to making a film about them for more …