In discrete mathematics and combinatorics courses, students learn to master the use and combinations of integers, graphs, sets and logic statements. These are the best graduate schools for discrete ...

University of Michigan Prof. Sarah Koch talked about the math behind the classic card game Spot it! in a Wednesday speaker ...

After previously discussing permutations, Dr. James McCaffrey of Microsoft Research uses step-by-step examples and full code presentations to explore combinations. A zero-based mathematical (n, k) ...

Eric Swartz: application of group theory to finite structures, such as graphs and finite geometries, and problems related to the combinatorics of finite groups.

Mathematical truths are often born of the conflict between order and disorder. Mathematicians discover patterns, and, to better understand the mysterious forces at play, they look for countervailing ...

Princeton mathematician Noga Alon has received the 2024 Wolf Prize in Mathematics “for pioneering contributions to mathematical cryptography, combinatorics, and the theory of computer science.” He ...

Four Fields Medals were awarded for major breakthroughs in geometry, combinatorics, statistical physics and number theory, even as mathematicians continued to wrestle with how computers are changing ...