Squaring a square sounds simple, but the math behind it is one of the strangest puzzles ever created. It requires cutting a square into smaller squares—all different sizes—with a pattern that doesn’t ...

The doubling square trick is a simple mathematical shortcut designed for class 6 to 10 students to make multiplication easier. By using the formula (n-1) × (n+1) = n² - 1, students can quickly ...

On Nov. 10, hundreds joined ReBUILD Metro to celebrate the opening of the Hammond, an apartment complex at Greenmount Park, as well as the opening of the new Johnston Square Branch of the Enoch Pratt ...

Years ago, no math education was complete without understanding how to compute a square root. Today, you are probably just reaching for a calculator, or if you are writing a program, you’ll probably ...

Mr. Lyan’s Seed Library is now open in New York. Courtesy Nicholas Lee Ruiz Designed by Jacu Strauss, creative director of Hotel Park Ave’s owner, Lore Group, the space leans into a sleek, 1970s ...

The library is the first new facility in the Enoch Pratt Free Library system in years and is topped by 109 mixed-income apartment units. Melody Simmons/BBJ To ...

Abstract: Complex machine learning (ML) inference algorithms like recurrent neural networks (RNNs) use standard functions from math libraries like exponentiation, sigmoid, tanh, and reciprocal of ...

SPRINGDALE -- November should see the end of construction work on the latest expansion of the Springdale Public Library. "Right now, our target date is Nov. 1," Anne Gresham, library director, said ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Pi Day (March 14) is a day of global mathematical celebration, but ...

Once a century, a very special day comes along. That day is today — 9/16/25. Pi Day (3/14) often comes with sweet treats; Square Root Day (4/4/16 or 5/5/25, for example) has a certain numerical rhyme.

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Hard problems are usually not a welcome sight. But cryptographers love them. That’s because certain hard math problems underpin the ...

There’s been a “murder” at Westwood Public Library and it's up to the community, clad in their best flapper dresses and pinstriped waistcoats, to solve the case. The library is currently selling ...