Okay, we cut a bad deal 20 years ago and it’s time to fix it. Kids are still factoring polynomials and that’s just dumb. Requiring every student to pass a course on regurgitated symbol ...

Polynomials are algebraic equations. You can follow a big chunk of the history of mathematics by seeing what level of polynomials we could solve at any given time. First solved were those with ...

I certainly hope this has given you an idea of the usefulness and importance of polynomials in business and the real world. And, to all of you students out there, no matter where you are in your ...

For instance, the Galois group immediately tells you whether a polynomial can be solved at all, and it allows you to compare the underlying structure of different polynomials. Galois groups can also ...

In doing so, they’ve made inroads of their own, especially in connecting polynomials to geometry and narrowing the field of possible answers to Hilbert’s question. Their work also suggests a way to ...

Studying Jensen polynomials is one of a variety of strategies for attacking the Riemann hypothesis. The idea is more than 90 years old, and previous studies have proved that a small subset of the ...