Decades-Old, Infinitely Large Math Problem Gets Surprisingly Neat Solution Normally, when you attempt a problem of this size, you're not expecting the answer to just be "15".

After Centuries, a Simple Math Problem Gets an Exact Solution Mathematicians have long pondered a deceptively easy puzzle about the reach of a goat tied to a fence.

Two mathematicians have used a new geometric approach in order to address a very old problem in algebra. In school, we often learn how to multiply out and factor polynomial equations like (x² ...

The classical numerical treatment of two-point boundary value problems on infinite intervals is based on the introduction of a truncated boundary (instead of infinity) where appropriate boundary ...

6. The Mathematics of the Infinitely Big Episode 6 of 10 Adrian Moore explores the idea of infinity through history: brilliant but tortured German mathematician, Georg Cantor. From 2016. Show more ...