"What's the difference between mathematical optimization and machine learning?" This is a question that — as the CEO of a mathematical optimization software company — I get asked all the time.

Images of plants painted on pottery made up to 8,000 years ago may be the earliest example of humans’ mathematical thought, a ...

Over the course of my 25-year career in the mathematical optimization software industry, I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve been asked this question: “Can you tell me what mathematical ...

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Statistics is an ever-evolving arena; it plays a significant role in the growth of modern data science and machine learning. From a streaming service using viewer data to determine which programs to ...

For you, math is not just about numbers. It’s what you can do with them to make the world better. In the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Michigan Tech, our faculty are passionate about ...

Machine learning is revolutionizing fundamental science by tackling long-standing mathematical challenges. A key example is ...

The Mathematical Sciences Education Board will be responsible for programs and activities that provide guidance at the national level that brings to bear high-level and balanced expertise from the ...

When I tell someone I am a mathematician, one of the most curious common reactions is: “I really liked math class because everything was either right or wrong. There is no ambiguity or doubt.” I ...