Conceptual problems, ideology clashes and xenophobia prevented the concept of zero from catching on for a long time. Today all mathematics is based on it ...

Cantor’s radical idea was to introduce, in a mathematically rigorous way, absolute infinities to the realm of mathematics.

Mathematical proofs based on a technique called diagonalization can be relentlessly contrarian, but they help reveal the limits of algorithms. How hard is it to prove that problems are hard to solve?

Ancient Greek philosophers were among the first thinkers to introduce art to philosophy. Plato, in his famous Socratic ...

This course will discuss fundamental concepts and tools in discrete mathematics with emphasis on their applications to computer science. Example topics include logic and Boolean circuits; sets, ...

Vietnam's first female mathematics professor, Sinh ... the United States and China -- before helping lay the foundations for ...