The starting point for rigorous reasoning in mathematics is a system of axioms. An axiom is a statement that is assumed, without demonstration, to be true. It is usually self-evident, for example, ...

Christian Goldbach (1690 - 1764) was a German mathematician famous for his eponymous Conjecture. Goldbach's Conjecture is one of the most infamous problems in mathematics, and states that every even ...

Mathematician and head of computer application department of Assam Engineering College Bichitra Kalita, has claimed to have solved the famous 'Goldbach conjecture'. Since 18th century, mathematicians ...

A centuries-old conjecture is nearing its solution. You have full access to this article via your institution. Download PDF An article from Scientific American. One ...

The best kinds of ideas about numbers are easy to understand but devilish to actually prove. We saw that in the YouTube channel Numberphile's video about the Collatz conjecture. Now that channel and ...

Like the elements in chemistry, prime numbers serve as building blocks in the mathematics of whole numbers. Evenly divisible only by themselves and one, primes are a rich source of speculative ideas ...

This past week's puzzle, as previously posted: Christian Goldbach (1690 – 1764) was a German mathematician famous for his eponymous Conjecture. Goldbach's Conjecture is one of the most infamous ...

One of the oldest unsolved problems in mathematics is also among the easiest to grasp. The weak Goldbach conjecture says that you can break up any odd number into the sum of, at most, three prime ...