Alex Tabarrok points to a new paper this morning that should thrill data nerds and chart enthusiasts everywhere. Steven Piantadosi of the University of Rochester has produced a simple equation with ...

Bearings are angles used in navigation. Missing information about bearings can be worked out using the sine and cosine rules. Find out here. National 5 Maths - Using bearings in trigonometry. revision ...

Setting posts is tricky—you typically need a solid base and a top that is completely level, which is difficult when the base of a post is sitting on an angle. Here's a great tip for obtaining the ...

Discover how trigonometry and adventure from Bengaluru led to charting India and measuring the world’s tallest mountain.

The Pythagorean Theorem—discovered by the Greek mathematician Pythagoras in the 6th century BCE—is a cornerstone of mathematics. Simply stated as a 2 + b 2 = c 2, the theorem posits that the sum of ...