The chase. Now imagine solving it — in the 1100s.Solving the Peacock’s PuzzleTo solve the peacock’s puzzle, we begin by turning Bhāskara’s vivid scene into geometry. The pillar is 9 cubits high, and ...

You might have come across the 80/20 styling rule when it was doing the rounds on TikTok last autumn, or perhaps you read British Vogue’s piece on the subject. For those who aren’t familiar with this ...

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The Australian government has introduced a new visa rule to manage international student numbers by slowing down visa processing once universities reach a predetermined target. This move follows the ...

What is the most bizarre real number that you can imagine? Probably many people think of an irrational number such as pi (π) or Euler’s number. And indeed, such values can be considered “wild.” After ...

Abstract: The three-way decision theory provides a three-way philosophical thinking to solve problems, and the regret theory quantifies the risk preferences of decision makers under different ...

Counting will get you nowhere. Try a little combinatorics instead. By Kenneth Chang A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a viral math problem — 8÷2(2+2) = ? — that drew the disdain of many ...

Abstract: The time delay caused by the digital computation and the update of the duty cycle tend to worsen the dynamic performance of digitally controlled power converters. This paper proposes a ...

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Fertilizer recommendations for lawns are usually given in pounds of nitrogen to be applied per 1,000 square feet. Home gardeners sometimes have difficulty converting these recommendations to the ...