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Head over to our on-demand library to view sessions from VB Transform 2023. Register Here It’s often said that mathematics is the universal language. It represents ideas and pure logic, crossing every ...

Struggling with tough math problems? Just like π, math can seem never-ending, but with the right approach, you can conquer even the trickiest equations. If channelling Jeff Goldblum doesn’t do the ...

Introduction to ciphers and substitution. Alice and Bob and Carl and Julius: terminology and Caesar Cipher ; The key to the matter: generalizing the Caesar Cipher ; Multiplicative ciphers ; Affine ...

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Clarification: This story has been updated to clarify how University of Colorado researchers handle their data collection. A student digs into a math problem that references his favorite superhero, ...

This is episode two of a three-part series. You can listen to part one here and part three here. [CLIP: Theme music] Rachel Feltman: Ever wondered what math actually is? No? Well, mathematicians sure ...

“There are five fundamental operations in mathematics,” the German mathematician Martin Eichler supposedly said. “Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and modular forms.” Part of the joke, ...