Re “Cambridge Public Schools’ algebra problem” (Letters, July 20): One of the two letters in Monday’s edition asks why students are still being forced to take Algebra I. There are two issues: One is ...

Researchers around the world are racing to develop new quantum-based systems for sensing, communication, computing and control that have the promise of outperforming traditional systems. Creating ...

Eighth graders can be successful in Algebra 1, new research suggests—they just might need some extra support. The findings come from a study of San Francisco schools, which has had a turbulent history ...

Abstract thinking helps you find patterns in data and explain meaning through stories and ideas. It also supports humor, creativity, and problem-solving beyond what you can observe. Concrete thinking ...

Abstract: For a topological group G, let Aut(G) be the group of all automorphisms, and let w(G) be the number of orbits of Aut(G) on G. I will report about results characterizing classes of groups G ...

Doretha Clemons, Ph.D., MBA, PMP, has been a corporate IT executive and professor for 34 years. She is an adjunct professor at Connecticut State Colleges & Universities, Maryville University, and ...

You scrambled up a Rubik’s cube, and now you want to put it back in order. What sequence of moves should you make? Surprise: You can answer this question with modern algebra. You might remember ...

A modern Red Riding Hood on her way to Grandma’s house can meander through the woods, or drive down the interstate, or even climb a mountain to come around the back way. All those routes will get her ...

Fusion systems provide an abstract framework for encoding the conjugacy relations of subgroups within a finite group, isolating the “p-local” behaviour at a fixed prime p. Rather than studying an ...

Local automorphisms and derivations capture how global symmetries and infinitesimal transformations of an algebra can be recovered from their action on individual elements. Whereas an automorphism or ...

"Which blockchain are you building on?" It's the question I hear at every tech conference, startup meetup, and investor pitch. As a technology journalist who's covered the blockchain space for over a ...