mathematics

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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

It wasn’t until he started to doubt whether he wanted a career in the abstractions of mathematics that he thought of economics as an alternative.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 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

It was finally unmistakable: infinity and zero are inseparable and are essential to mathematics.

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