Scientific American

The Couple That Studies the Intermediate Value Theorem Together Stays Together

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American On this very special Valentine’s Day episode ...
Scientific American

What is Bayes's theorem, and how can it be used to assign probabilities to questions such as the existence of God? What scientific value does it have?

Chris Wiggins, an associate professor of applied mathematics at Columbia University, offers this explanation. A patient goes to see a doctor. The doctor performs a test with 99 percent ...
JSTOR Daily

A Versatile Vector Mean Value Theorem

The Monthly publishes articles, as well as notes and other features, about mathematics and the profession. Its readers span a broad spectrum of mathematical interests, and include professional ...
JSTOR Daily

THE MEAN VALUE THEOREM FOR MULTIFUNCTIONS

Bulletin mathématique de la Société des Sciences Mathématiques de la République Socialiste de Roumanie, Nouvelle Série, Vol. 25 (73), No. 2 (1981), pp. 129-141 (13 pages) Using De Blasi's definition ...
Nature

Extending Noether’s theorem by quantifying the asymmetry of quantum states

Noether’s theorem is a fundamental result in physics stating that every symmetry of the dynamics implies a conservation law. It is, however, deficient in several respects: for one, it is not ...