Amid the chaos of revolutionary France, one man’s mathematical obsession gave way to a calculation that now underpins much of ...

University at Buffalo study characterizes two-dimensional wave patterns such as undular bores that move along two directions.   ...

We spoke with an expert from Vanderbilt University about why patterns aren't included in the Common Core State Standards for kindergarten math and whether they should be added.

Landscapes of numbers Deciphering their distribution seems to depend on a formula for an infinite sum of numbers called the Riemann zeta function, which creates a mathematical landscape.