Ars chats with Ben Orlin about his new book, Math for English Majors. Skip to content ... If you had ABC and BAC and ACB, ... But I didn't want to write 40,000 words. I wanted to write 800 words.

July 13 -- It has been around the world, battered and burned, then left to grow damp and moldy.Yet within its parchment pages lie the secrets of Archimedes’ mind. It looks like an ancient prayer ...

Palo Alto, Calif. -- If mathematical brilliance generated electricity, there'd be enough wattage at this restaurant table – a stone's throw from the American Institute of Math– for a good 20 ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Parents can improve their preschool child’s math skills by reading specially designed math picture books to them, according to a new study at Purdue University. Early math ...