The study of curve arrangements in the framework of algebraic geometry examines configurations of algebraic curves—ranging from lines to higher degree entities—in projective spaces, where intricate ...
Ever since Danica McKellar, the actor (best known for playing Winnie in The Wonder Years) and UCLA-trained mathematician, began her New York Times -bestselling series of math books for girls in 2007, ...
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In the fall of 2022, a Princeton University graduate student named Carolina Figueiredo stumbled onto a massive coincidence. She ...