NIST has released a five-chapter preview of the much-anticipated online Digital Library of Mathematical Functions. In development for over a decade, the DLMF is designed to be a modern successor ...

Mathematical methods and special functions have long served as the backbone of modern theoretical physics and applied mathematics. These tools enable researchers to solve complex differential ...

Mathematical Inventory to Sales Functions. Knowing just how much inventory is enough for current or projected sales can be a daunting task for any business. Too much on-hand inventory can cut into ...

David Alan Grier, “Irene Stegun, the Handbook of Mathematical Functions, and the Lingering Influence of the New Deal,” American Mathematical Monthly, 113 #7, August-September 2006, pp. 585-597.

This study describes an analysis of seven distance functions with reference to their ability to estimate road distances between cities. The optimal parameters of each function are determined in ...

This study explored the strategies used by 13 prospective secondary school mathematics teachers to develop and validate functions as mathematical models of real-world situations. The students, ...