Pure mathematics uses mathematics to explore abstract ideas, mathematics that does not necessarily describe a real physical system. This can include developing the fundamental tools used by ...
On the other hand, if we think of mathematics as an act of creation, these metaphysical questions disappear. Mathematics can be like a language we've invented to describe the world. In this picture, ...
Mathematics can be like a language we've invented to describe the world. In this picture, mathematics is just a very precise way of speaking that happens to be useful. Which brings us back to the ...
Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images WASHINGTON—House Republicans on the verge of clinching a majority in the next Congress are already taking a victory lap, but their expected slim margin and ...