Gilles Cohen
61 articles published in Tangente
Games and ChallengesN°186Jan 21, 2019Bernard Novelli's talent for games
No Tangente feature on mathematical games would be complete without acknowledging the role Bernard Novelli played on our magazine's team (see Tangente 141, 2011)
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Math for everyoneN°186Jan 21, 2019Mathematics lends itself to play
Play does not seem more closely linked to one discipline than another. Yet mathematics and play enjoy a special relationship. Mathematics lends itself remarkably well to play, and play returns the favour.
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Math for everyoneN°186Jan 21, 2019Playing games in mathematics class
Games can play an important role in school mathematics. What if every problem took the form of a game? Here is how, in just a few playful steps, to move beyond the confines of a high-school curriculum.
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Math for everyoneN°69Jan 21, 2019Physics on one side, mathematics on the other?
It would be misleading to regard mathematics and physics as entirely separate disciplines, given the many exchanges and interactions between them. Mathematical physics is, moreover, a nonempty intersection of the two.
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Math for everyoneN°68Oct 10, 2018Bridge opens up a promising future for AI
Bridge is one of the few games to have resisted advances in computing. To crack it, a French academic is preparing to overturn received wisdom about AI development and take it to a new level, opening the way to fresh challenges.
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Reading noteN°68Oct 10, 2018The Bernard Novelli Prize:
Game-playing is one of the fields in which artificial intelligence excels. Club Tangente invites high school—and even middle school—students to undertake a project on the subject.
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History and CultureN°184Oct 03, 2018The Novelli Prize opens to schools
Established in 2013, the Bernard-Novelli Prize rewards a young person—a middle or high school student—or a group of young people for creating a computer program involving games and mathematics.
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History and CultureN°184Oct 03, 2018Tangente Day on December 2
Last year, more than 3,000 visitors came to the Musée des Arts et Métiers, which offered free admission all day for the occasion, to attend the activities marking Tangente's 30th anniversary.
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History and CultureN°183Jul 14, 2018The Tangente Awards
As usual, summer brings mathematics and literature together—and computer science and games too—for the Tangente Awards. As Tangente readers, we hope you will get involved by taking part in these events, spreading the word and voting...
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Math for everyoneN°67Jun 29, 2018Forecasting the world's population
There was much discussion in 2017 following a UN study: the world's population, currently at seven billion, will reach almost ten billion in 2050.
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History and CultureN°67Jun 29, 2018Pierre Samuel, the first scientifically minded environmentalist
Pierre Samuel (1921–2009) was one of the greatest French mathematicians of the 20th century. He became deeply interested in environmental issues.
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Math for everyoneN°67Jun 29, 2018How SNCF fares are polluting France
More and more travelers are wondering whether, in the end, driving might be cheaper.
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