Tag: Geometry
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Science & Tech
Solving the problem of the calculus whiz
New Harvard research challenges conventional wisdom on what it takes to excel in calculus.
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Science & Tech
Simple beauties of math (yes, math)
Mathematics Professor Shing-Tung Yau tells how he discovered the Calabi-Yau manifold, a mysterious but important mathematical concept important in string theory.
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Arts & Culture
Hunting for rhythm’s DNA
Radcliffe Fellow Godfried Toussaint taps computer science in a search for the evolutionary development of world music’s basic rhythms.