mathematics

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Francesco Costanzo, professor of engineering science and mechanics, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, and mathematics, led the modeling work.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

Before Reed Hastings revolutionized the global entertainment business, he sold Rainbow vacuum cleaners door-to-door during his gap year between high school and Bowdoin College, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Simon Broucke didn’t expect to use his mathematics degree for his music assistant job at “Masquerade,” the new interactive revival of “The Phantom of the Opera” in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

He won a scholarship to Eton College after attending a state primary school, and studied mathematics at Pembroke College, Oxford.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

A black hole is a zero in the equations of general relativity; the energy of the vacuum is a zero in the mathematics of quantum theory.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife