Tag: Mathematical
what is this mathematical equation known to be insoluble? – The Express
It’s the most anticipated series of the year. This March 21, Netflix put online The Three-Body Problemthe adaptation by the creators of Game Of Thrones of a science fiction monument.…
Director Anna Novion: “There is a real parallel between the mathematical environment and creative research”
In Marguerite’s theorem, director Anna Novion immerses the viewer in the world of gifted maths, through a young and brilliant student from the École Normale Supérieure. Marguerite is finishing a…
Mathematical game: what is the number of the parking space?
A problem that is heating up the brains around the world! What is the number hidden under the orange car? We made it clear the mystery of the parking space…
Mathematical game: what is the optimal route for a traveling salesman?
The traveling salesman problem is simple to formulate. He must visit a certain number of cities, say ten, starting from one city and returning to it after having visited all…
Frenchman Hugo Duminil-Copin, who received the 2022 Fields Medal, explores the mathematical enigmas of the magnetism of matter
A Fields medal, a sort of Nobel in mathematics, is once again awarded to a Frenchman this year as part of the International Congress of Mathematicians taking place in Helsinki.…
Mathematical game: is the number Pi the result of chance?
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707 – 1788) is known as a naturalist, yet we also owe him an original way of calculating the number Pi… by throwing needles on…
Mathematical game: octopus division
We have ten fingers. This is probably why we count in base ten. Octopuses have eight tentacles. Let’s imagine that they count like us but on their eight tentacles. This…
Clean sheet and mathematical salvation at a shot
As soon as Sunday’s match against Rayo Vallecano finished, the faces in the Coliseum expressed sadness. The azulona fans expected to live a party and settled for a discreet game…
Mathematical game: how old is the captain?
The expression “the age of the captain” designates an enigma that the data cannot solve. It comes from a letter from Gustave Flaubert to his sister Caroline, written in 1841.…
Mathematical game: the children’s village
In many questions like the one below, algebra simplifies things… but the tricks of the fire certificate can also create nice surprises. Here is a case where they offer a…