"What's the difference between mathematical optimization and machine learning?" This is a question that — as the CEO of a mathematical optimization software company — I get asked all the time.

It’s getting tougher to assess how much university students have learnt. In his work as a Mathematical Statistics lecturer, Michael von Maltitz has tried a new way of getting students to learn, and of ...

Statistics is an ever-evolving arena; it plays a significant role in the growth of modern data science and machine learning. From a streaming service using viewer data to determine which programs to ...

The Board on Mathematical Sciences and Analytics (BMSA) leads activities in the mathematical sciences at the National Academies. The Board on Mathematical Sciences and Analytics, established in 1984, ...

“The nail and hammer are fundamental to the manufacture of chairs, tables, stools, cabinets, and other varied items. So are certain ‘Mathematical Formulas or Relationships’ to the solution of diverse ...

At the frontiers of theoretical physics, many of the most popular ideas have one thing in common: they begin from a mathematical framework that seeks to explain more things than our currently ...

The Mathematical Sciences Education Board will be responsible for programs and activities that provide guidance at the national level that brings to bear high-level and balanced expertise from the ...

When I tell someone I am a mathematician, one of the most curious common reactions is: “I really liked math class because everything was either right or wrong. There is no ambiguity or doubt.” I ...