Computer scientists are a demanding bunch. For them, it’s not enough to get the right answer to a problem — the goal, almost always, is to get the answer as efficiently as possible. Take the act of ...

Mathematicians love a good puzzle. Even something as abstract as multiplying matrices (two-dimensional tables of numbers) can feel like a game when you try to find the most efficient way to do it.

Microsoft Excel manipulates data — that’s its purpose in a nutshell. Consequently, there are numerous ways to perform math operations, including multiplication. You can multiply literal values, you ...