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Bad Bargain: Why We Still Ask Kids To Factor Polynomials And How We Fix It

Okay, we cut a bad deal 20 years ago and it’s time to fix it. Kids are still factoring polynomials and that’s just dumb. Requiring every student to pass a course on regurgitated symbol ... read more

Dividing and factorising polynomial expressions

If \((x \pm h)\) is a factor of a polynomial, then the remainder will be zero. Conversely, if the remainder is zero, then \((x \pm h)\) is a factor. Often, factorising a polynomial requires some ... read more

Stop Calculating And Start Teaching Computational Thinking

But computers do that far better and faster than humans. There’s no need to add fractions, teach long division or factor polynomials—let computers do that. Instead, “humans should learn to ... read more

20 Accidental Discoveries And Inventions That We Still Use To This Day

Discoveries and inventions that we might not have today if not for sheer dumb luck. The post 20 Accidental Discoveries And Inventions That We Still Use To This Day appeared first on DeMilked. read more

The Secret to the Strongest Force in the Universe

T he strongest force in the universe is called, aptly, the strong force. We never get to witness its fearsome power because it works only across subatomic distances, where it binds quarks together ... read more

For Turing Award winner, everything is computation and some problems are unsolvable

Avi Wigderson's pioneering work on randomness advanced the idea that some problems may simply be beyond even the most powerful computers. read more

Graduate Courses

The Fast Fourier Transform and how to apply it to multiply fast. Hensel's Lemma and how to use it to factor a polynomial. How to analyze the speed of an algorithm Discrete optimization is a field that ... read more

What use are imaginary numbers in the real world? Do they have purpose or is it just mathematicians having some fun

Introducing the square root(s) of minus one is convenient because (i) all n-degree polynomials with real ... used to include the myriad complicating factors found in the "real" world. read more

Scientists investigate information propagation in interacting bosonic systems

A new study by scientists from Japan explores the propagation of quantum information within interacting boson systems like Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs), revealing the potential for accelerated ... read more