A new proof from the Australian science fiction writer Greg Egan and a 2011 proof anonymously posted online are now being hailed as significant advances on a puzzle mathematicians have been studying ...

Get ready to use the BigInteger data type as Dr. James McCaffrey of Microsoft Research demonstrates zero-based mathematical permutations with C#. A zero-based mathematical permutation of order n is a ...

In September 16, 2011, an anime fan posted a math question to the online bulletin board 4chan about the cult classic television series The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Season one of the show, which ...

Abstract: It is known that, when n is even, the number of permutations of {1,2,...,n} all of whose cycles have odd length equals the number of those all of whose cycles have even length. Adin, Hegedüs ...

This is the course webpage for Math304, Department of Mathematics, Simon Fraser University. Spring 2021. In this course we will investigate Rubik's cube, the 15-puzzle, TopSpin, and other permutation ...

Preparation for any exam requires an overall understanding and a rigorous practice of all the concepts to be tested in that exam. This can be achieved by a thorough learning of each topic given in the ...

Four. Three. One. Five. Two. Nothing happens. The evil genius Derango is loading a cataclysmic computer virus that, when launched, will lock the entire world out of the internet. In five minutes, no ...

Mathematician Eugenia Cheng explores the uses of math beyond the classroom. Read more columns here. I was in London during the recent Wimbledon tournament, enjoying a traditional Pimm’s Cup and ...