News tagged with math theorem

Google pays tribute to 'Fermat's Last Theorem'

Google paid tribute on Wednesday to 17th century French mathematician Pierre de Fermat, transforming its celebrated homepage logo into a blackboard featuring "Fermat's Last Theorem."

Technology / Internet

created Aug 17, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Centuries-old math formula helps map galaxy clusters

(PhysOrg.com) -- Across the universe, galaxies band together in clusters so huge it can take 10 million years for light to travel from one end of a galaxy cluster to the other. Probing these metropolises is ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Rough calculations: New book lays out practical tools for educated guessing

(PhysOrg.com) -- Time for some quick arithmetic: Is 3600 x 4.4 x 104 x 32 larger or smaller than 3 x 109?

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Mar 29, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 2

Scientists harness logic of 'Sudoku' math puzzle to vastly enhance genome-sequencing capability

A math-based game that has taken the world by storm with its ability to delight and puzzle may now be poised to revolutionize the fast-changing world of genome sequencing and the field of medical genetics, suggests a new ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 1