IN the six lectures before us, Prof. Prasad gives an interesting account of the part played by partial differential equations in dealing with vibratory phenomena, conduction of heat, gravitational ...

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All the tech we rely on, from cars to smartphones, was engineered using physics. You don’t need to know the science to use these things. But a well-rounded human should understand at least some of the ...

Of the students who attend your taught classes, how many of them do you think are bored academically? 5 per cent? 12 per cent? Research by the publisher Wiley found that 55 per cent of undergraduates ...

The realm of automotive technology is rife with jargon and acronyms, from ABS (Anti-Lock Brake System) — which first appeared in 1978 — to ZEV (Zero-Emissions Vehicles). Sitting squarely between those ...

To mathematicians, equations are art. Just as many are moved by a painting or piece of music, to those who appreciate and understand math, expressions of numbers, variables, operations and relations ...

There are lockers and knockers, limited slips and Sure Grips. Sometimes they're called Positractions and sometimes much worse. But this name game is really about the concept of pushing equal measures ...

Abstract: One of the foundational principles of optimal control theory is that optimal control laws are propagated backward in time. For linear-quadratic control, this means that the solution of the ...

Julien Berman ’26 lives in Canaday Hall. His column “Toward a Higher Higher Education” appears on alternate Tuesdays. Think of the biggest changes in the past 100 years. Troves of information once ...

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id – Mathematics is a very important field of science that can be implemented in all aspects of our life. Systems or tasks can be made easier by using mathematics. To promote ...