You may never have heard of modular arithmetic, but you use it every day without the slightest difficulty. In this system, numbers wrap around when they reach a certain size called the modulus; it is ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American My first musical love was Beethoven. The 2nd ...

Partition theory studies the ways in which a positive integer can be expressed as a sum of positive integers, without regard to order. Originating in the work of Euler, it has evolved through the ...

The University of Colorado Center for Number Theory has interests spanning number theory, from analytic to algebraic. There is a focus on arithmetic geometry, including arithmetic dynamics, elliptic ...

This course is a survey of basic mathematical concepts that demonstrate the nature of mathematics. Topics are chosen from areas such as the concept of paradoxes and controversies, infinities, ...

Scientists have found what they say is a link between complex number theory and string theory. A mathematician and physicist working together found the connection, which they say is part of plotting ...