“Gentlemen, that is surely true, it is absolutely paradoxical; we cannot understand it, and we don’t know what it means. But we have proved it, and therefore we know it must be the truth.” —Benjamin ...

The Euler equations constitute a fundamental set of hyperbolic partial differential equations that describe the motion of an inviscid fluid. In gas dynamics, these equations are instrumental in ...

Mathematical equations aren't just useful -- many are quite beautiful. And many scientists admit they are often fond of particular formulas not just for their function, but for their form, and the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Major reforms and inventions often begin with a line of mathematics. For students, equations can look abstract on a classroom ...

Jonathan Borwein (Jon) receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Often described as “the most beautiful formula in mathematics”, Euler seems never to have actually written it down – ...

Il y a 300 ans, le 15 avril 1707, naissait à Bâle «l'un des plus grands savants de tous les temps», tant ses découvertes mathématiques influencent encore la science d'aujourd'hui. En 1736 dans la ...