If you have read Neal Stephenson’s Quicksilver—the first volume of his Baroque Cycle (2003)—you will remember the smell of ...
Cheng, R. , Liu, J. , Hao, L. and Wu, D. (2026) On the Application of the Infinitesimal Method to Two Categories of Problems in College Physics. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 14, 378-389. doi: ...
In this video, we derive the catenary curve using physics and calculus, explaining how a hanging cable reaches equilibrium under gravity. Step-by-step reasoning connects forces, differential equations ...
We walk through an optimization problem step by step, clearly explaining how to identify variables, set up the correct function, apply derivatives, and find maximum or minimum values. Each step is ...
The iQRM Warm-Ups are short, half hour sessions that review the basics covered in iQRM. This is a tour of the foundational math without application. The seminar covers probability, the normal ...
We give an account and a critical analysis of the use of exact and inexact differentials in the early development of mechanics and thermodynamics, and the emergence of differential calculus and how it ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent explained the differential treatment in tariffs on India and China, despite both the countries buying Russian oil. Bessent, during his conversation with CNBC’s “Squawk ...
How a centuries-old math puzzle helped us see inside the human brain. By Steven Strogatz Photo illustrations by Jens Mortensen Each installment of “Math, Revealed” starts with an object, uncovers the ...
A health systems company that operates throughout the Chicago area is eliminating a pay differential for nurses that was instituted at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the change occurring ...
The EU announced this week that the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) will be ‘simplified’ to ease the administrative burden for companies. The total simplification measures will reduce ...
On April 2, 2025—a date President Trump proclaimed “Liberation Day”—the administration announced the most sweeping tariff hike since the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, the 1930 law best remembered for ...