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The internal clock in living beings that regulates sleeping and waking patterns -- usually called the circadian clock -- has often befuddled scientists due to its mysterious time delays. Molecular ...

Skoltech scientists have devised a mathematical model of memory. By analyzing its new model, the team came to surprising ...

Graduates of RIT’s mathematical modeling Ph.D. program gain the expertise to apply modeling tools across diverse fields, contribute innovative solutions to complex interdisciplinary problems, and ...

A new mathematical model has applications to the study of gas kicks in deep-water oil wells, which in worst-case scenarios can lead to blowouts. Oil well control is one of the most important processes ...

Deputy Director of the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences and Senior Lecturer in the School of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, University of the ...

For the first time, researchers have used decades of information about sex to calculate a mathematical model for achieving sexual climax. Mathematical models are used to analyze, explain, and predict ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. A recurrence relation is a sequence that gives you a connection between two consecutive terms. Practise modelling ...

A recurrence relation is a sequence that gives you a connection between two consecutive terms. Practise modelling situations using sequences with this Higher Maths quiz. Learn how to create and use ...