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Predicting Oscar

And the Academy Award goes to . . . ?

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Math Plus Crime, TV Style

Math tidbits from the TV show "Numb3rs" inspire commentary and classroom activities.

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College Friendships and Social Networks

E-mail messages provide insights into the evolution of social networks.

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Team Mersenne

The largest known prime number now runs to 9,152,052 decimal digits.

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Light Bulb Puzzles

Light bulbs and switches combine to present infinite perplexities.

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Slide Rule Universe

Nowadays, calculators and computers are essential tools for scientists and engineers. A few decades ago, however, an ingenious calculating device called the slide rule was in every engineer’s toolbox. This Web site provides a glimpse of those long-gone days. It provides references materials on the care, feeding, and use of slide rules, a slide-rule marketplace, […]

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A Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities

Physical models of intriguing mathematical objects can add up to an enticing desktop display.

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Math Meets the Simpsons

Over many years, the popular animated TV series The Simpsons has included numerous references to mathematics and even featured a mathematician as a character on the show. This Web site provides an episode-by-episode listing of references to math in The Simpsons, compiled by mathematicians Sarah J. Greenwald of Appalachian State University and Andrew Nestler of […]

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Surface Story

Mathematicians have zeroed in on a new type of minimal surface based on a double helix.

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Parking Space Roulette

What's the best strategy for finding a good parking spot quickly?

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Rating Researchers

A physicist has come up with a formula for characterizing a researcher's scientific output.

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Problems to Sharpen the Young

Medieval brainteasers have kept students and other people puzzled and entertained for centuries.