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Dennis Sullivan wins the 2022 Abel Prize | Tangente
The Abel Prize, one of mathematics' most prestigious honors alongside the Fields Medal, has just been awarded to American mathematician Dennis Parnell Sullivan (born in 1941).
Maths at home is good for the mind | Tangente
It is often assumed that differences in students’ academic success are explained by their parents’ level of education and ability to “help” them with their homework. New research supports other hypotheses.
Jean-Pierre Demailly (1957–2022) | Tangente
We were saddened to learn that mathematician Jean-Pierre Demailly died on March 17.
High-school reform: maths go off on a tangent | Tangente
Last January, the Société mathématique de France, together with several learned societies and professional associations, warned the Ministry about the disastrous effects of the new high-school reform on mathematics education. Here is an analysis, backed by figures.
Squaring the circle: new advances! | Tangente
Squaring the circle is so well known that it is commonly invoked to describe an impossible problem. Yet the many problems derived from it continue to inspire researchers.
Finite-difference schemes
Physics, biology, chemistry, mechanics and many other fields abound in phenomena that can be modelled mathematically using differential equations or partial differential equations. In general, these equations cannot be solved explicitly. We must therefore seek approximate solutions…