During the Renaissance in Western Europe, a rediscovery and advancement of classical mathematics laid the foundation for the empiricism of the Scientific Revolution. One of the pillars of this intellectual reawakening in mathematics was the increased...

Mathematical notation is used in mathematics, and throughout the physical sciences, engineering, and economics. The complexity of such notation ranges from relatively simple symbolic representations, such as numbers 1 and 2; function symbols sin and +,...

One of the most important benefits of the Internet is the ability for colleagues to share files and publish research results to the Web. Unfortunately, HTML did not have a provision for mathematical notation, making it difficult to post and share mathematical data....

Scientific Notation BIOMECHANICIST THOMAS MCMAHON CAPTURED THE KINETIC SPIRIT OF THE LABORATORY IN HIS NOVELS EVER SINCE C. P. SNOW FAMOUSLY LAMENTED THE "GULF OF MUTUAL INCOMPREHENSION" BETWEEN SCIENTIFIC AND HUMANISTIC THINKERS, THERE HAS BEEN NO SHORTAGE OF CULTURAL HAND-WRINGING ABOUT THE...