Mathematics is one of the oldest disciplines of study. For all its antiquity, however, it is a modern, rapidly growing field. Only 70 years ago, mathematics might have been said to consist of algebra, ...

Silver ETFs are exchange-traded funds of silver mining stocks. This paper posits that investor sentiment toward risk influences silver ETF returns. The paper creates formulations of invest sentiment ...

David E. Dunning explores how mathematical notation is a social, world-building technology. It’s natural to think of math as being fundamentally abstract. Whether it’s invented or discovered, its ...

“I’ve spent a long time exploring the crystalline beauty of traditional mathematics, but now I’m feeling an urge to study something slightly more earthy,” John Baez wrote on his blog in 2011. An ...

In today's fast-changing chemicals industry, the ability to respond quickly and accurately to consumer demands separates market leaders from followers. As brands want more sustainable, bio-based ...

Amateur mathematicians are using artificial intelligence chatbots to solve long-standing problems, in a move that has taken professionals by surprise. While the problems in question aren’t the most ...

Matrix Midwest is the Heartland’s only free and independent sports network, available over-the-air on channel 9.2. Catch select St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals, and St. Louis Blues games. And ...

Latrenda Knighten has always liked math. As a child, she remembers breezing through timed tests ‒ high speed, low stakes assignments that challenge students to complete a number of simple problems in ...

For the past several years, America has been using its young people as lab rats in a sweeping, if not exactly thought-out, education experiment. Schools across the country have been lowering standards ...

U ndergraduate writing programs introduce college students to the rhetorical and argumentative structures they will be expected to master during their four years on campus and beyond. Learning the ...