mathematics

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Applied mathematics are used to move around six different audiences in a new version of “The Phantom of the Opera.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

He has dual degrees from Columbia University in music and mathematics, which uses spreadsheets and modeling to solve real-world problems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

A woman grandmaster - the highest female-only chess title - Zhou was pursuing a degree in economics and mathematics at the University of Toronto at the time.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Levi is not a medical doctor, instead his background is in mathematics and operations research and he also served as an intelligence officer of the elite Israeli Intelligence Corps.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

The Egyptians, who had invented geometry, thought little about mathematics.

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