Mazur (Euclid in the Rainforest) gives readers the fascinating history behind the mathematical symbols we use, and completely take for granted, every day. Mathematical notation turns numbers into ...

Before the 16th century, most math equations were written as metered verse. Thank god for graphic-design-inclined mathematicians. The study of mathematics has existed since ancient times.

THE first volume of this invaluable work was noticed in our columns on July 6, 1929, p. 4. The vast quantity of material which had to be digested constrained the author to divide it into two volumes, ...

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In the Internet times, most learners will prefer online courses and practices to expand their mathematics knowledge, so math symbols and equations in online quizzes would be an essential part for ...

EVERYONE who has had to correct printers' proofs of mathematical formulæ must be painfully alive to the pitfalls into which the non-mathematical compositor continually blunders. To such as know the ...

Before the 16th century, most math equations were written as metered verse. Thank god for graphic-design-inclined mathematicians.