Jason Lotay explains how mathematicians studying special geometries are collaborating with physicists to explore M-theory, an 11-dimensional description of the world that unifies the various string ...

CAD, or computer-aided design, has transformed design in many fields, allowing simulation and numerical data modeling in industries such as architecture, engineering, construction, product design and ...

Why is this unit important? This unit will introduce some important ideas in modern geometry and discrete mathematics. Geometry is an active area in mathematics research, and this unit will introduce ...

One of the leading mathematical minds of the modern age, Benoit Mandelbrot developed ideas on fractal geometry – which found order in nature’s complex shapes and influenced fields of study from ...