"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Representation theory transforms abstract algebra groups into things like simpler matrices. The field’s ...

Math isn’t often thought of as a tool for social justice. But mathematical thinking can help us understand what’s going on in society too, says mathematician Eugenia Cheng. For example, abstract math ...

A 3D-printed decuplet crystal, skeleton, and nerves of a big algebra designed by Daniel Bedats. Printed with the Stratasys J750 3D printer at ISTA’s Miba Machine Shop. Symmetry is not just a question ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers at Google DeepMind have trained a new type of AI system capable of solving complex math problems from this year’s ...

Masaki Kashiwara received the honor, often regarded as the Nobel Prize in mathematics, for work that combined different mathematical fields to solve challenging problems. By Kenneth Chang Masaki ...

Mathematics has always demanded patience. From solving linear equations in algebra to navigating derivatives and integrals in ...