It’s not often that a mathematics textbook is described as “gorgeous” or “a work of practical art.” But An Illustrated Theory of Numbers by Martin Weissman, associate professor of mathematics at UC ...

Quadratic reciprocity lurks around many corners in mathematics. By proving it, number theorists reimagined their whole field. Click to tell Google to prioritize Quanta and see more of the best ...

Most people will probably remember the times tables from primary school quizzes. There might be patterns in some of them (the simple doubling of the 2 times table) but others you just learnt by rote.

The MPS Conference on Universal Statistics in Number Theory seeks to create a deeper understanding to the following question: Why do constants and distributions from statistical physics appear in ...

On his way to winning a Fields Medal, James Maynard has cut a path through simple-sounding questions about prime numbers that have stumped mathematicians for centuries. Click to tell Google to ...

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