Vol. 77, No. 2/3, Signifying and meaning-making inmathematics thinking, teaching and learning: Semiotic perspectives (July 2011), pp. 331-350 (20 pages) The evolution of indexing sequences and series ...

We give a formula of the Riemann-Hurwitz type for classes defined by multiplicative sequences as corollaries of the Chern number formula for ramified coverings. Journal Information This monthly ...

Some strange mathematical sequences are always whole numbers — until they’re not. The puzzling patterns have revealed ties to graph theory and prime numbers, awing mathematicians. Simple, yes, but ...

It is common practice in science to name important advances after the first discoverer or inventor. However, this process often goes awry. A humorous principle called Stigler’s Law holds that no ...

In the 1980s, Cambridge University mathematician Colin Wright helped develop a notation system for juggling. He was frustrated that there was no way to write down juggling moves, and so devised ...