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A certain class of surfaces in space, known as  quadric surfaces , can be defined with the  general polynomial of two variables: ...

It is widely known that the "conic sections" are the curves of intersection of a plane with a double-napped cone (i.e., two con...

One of the most famous problems of math and computer science is the Traveling Salesman Problem . Given a list of \(n\) cities, wh...

In a previous post , we discussed chaos from a mathematical perspective. In everyday life we use the term "chaos" when events a...

Most things that we encounter in our lives follow some sort of predictable pattern. Microwaving something for 26 seconds instead of 25 ma...