Image processing emerges from the shadows
The case of the postcard, the boy on Dún Laoghaire pier and some school trigonometry
The case of the postcard, the boy on Dún Laoghaire pier and some school trigonometry
How Galileo began to cast doubt on the apparent axiomatic certainties of Euclid
Given enough opportunities, something extraordinary is bound to occur
Methods a century old are at the heart of modern atmospheric simulation
For mathematicians sustained effort and deep thought lay groundwork for discovery
That’s Math: Stephen Hawking’s cynical view of equations is a disservice to science
That’s Maths: The collection of letters shows Euler was not only a ‘master’ mathematician but also a master teacher
The stereotype is a dishevelled scatterbrain but in reality we come in all shapes and sizes
Swiss’s theorem was first attempt to apply probability outside realm of games of chance
Odds against 47 rollovers 1,500/1 but another more likely than picking the winning numbers
That’s Maths: Times and distances are of vital importance in the mountains
Her brilliant work is still the standard reference in French on Newtonian mechanics
The starting point for reverse maths is a base theory that is strong enough to state the theorems of interest, but not strong enough to prove them
In the ‘calculus wars’ Britain claimed it was invented by Newton, while the Germans insisted it was Leibniz
That’s Maths: Langlands program one of most ambitious efforts to unify different branches
We must find ways to minimise or avoid further damage to the atmosphere and oceans
The IMS deals with high level stuff, but an opening exists for a group catering to the layperson
Decreasing average speed of traffic can increase overall flow volume
That’s Maths: Construction of set of numbers inspired by conception of physical world
That’s Maths: Rudolph Kalman’s method is almost ideal to calculate velocity changes
Easy to construct, and always a chance of finding something never seen before
Analysis suggests part of the coronavirus has the structure of a truncated octahedron
That’s Maths: Decimal points come with costs that may not fine-tune ensemble forecasts
It is all too evident in everyday life: a broken egg cannot be put together again
That’s Maths: Ship’s impact with iceberg could, arguably, have been avoided
There is a well-developed mathematical theory of queues, covering several stages of the process
Falsehood of the conjecture is incompatible with unprovability
Can machine learning help narrow confidence gap in climate-change forecasts?
That’s Maths: Many problems are hard to solve but easy to verify, such as Sudoku puzzles
The vast body of mathematics owes more to Euler than to any other single person
Scientists to use national supercomputer and artificial intelligence to develop system
Important questions about atmospheric tides remain unanswered
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices