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His approach is the opposite of the usual popularizations of math, where ideas are translated into plain English and notation is largely avoided. Here, the notation is the primary focus.

Mathematical Notation Gets an Upgrade For 70 years, mathematicians have been stuck on the Halting Problem: whether or not a particular computer program, given an input, will run to completion in a ...

The quest to find the longest-running simple computer program has identified a new champion. It’s physically impossible to ...

MathType 6 is now available. The new version of the equation editing software features Universal binary support and works in Leopard.

THE subject of establishing a better understanding between mathematical workers and printers has for some time engaged the attention of the council of the Royal Society. It is desirable that the ...

The Notes app in iOS and iPadOS 18 could be in for a couple of big new features, according to a report by AppleInsider. iOS 18 is expected to be revealed at Apple’s Worldwide Developers ...

A target date of September 2005 has been set for the release of STIX Fonts, a free set of special mainly mathematical characters that are used in scientific, technical, and medical publishing. The ...