A MECHANICAL calculating machine for solving simultaneous linear equations up to ten in number under construction at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology by Drs. V. Bush and J. B. Wilbur was ...

Often the questions we ask require us to make accurate predictions on how one factor affects an outcome. If a teacher is asked to work out how time spent writing an essay affects essay grades, it’s ...

Make sure you are confident in calculating with negative numbers, which is a skill often needed to solve equations. To solve the equation, do the inverse operation. The inverse of multiplying by 12 is ...

Grade school math students are likely familiar with teachers admonishing them not to just guess the answer to a problem. But a new proof establishes that, in fact, the right kind of guessing is ...

Collapse-resistance values for special casing that undergoes external deformation can be calculated with new pressure equations developed by the Southwest Petroleum Institute, China. These equations ...

THE calculating machine for the solution of differential equations constructed by Dr. V. Bush, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has attracted a great deal of attention, and a similar ...