I’m giving a talk online tomorrow at the 2026 Spring Southeastern Sectional Meeting of the American Mathematical Society, in the Special Session on Non-Associative Rings and Algebras. The organizers ...

Abstract: We provide an introduction to the max-plus algebra and explain how it can be used to model a specific class of discrete event systems with synchronization but no concurrency. Such systems ...

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Schools are less likely to offer Latino and Black students early algebra classes, effectively shutting these students off from advanced courses and higher-paying jobs, according to research released ...

Courtney Gibbons is affiliated with the Association for Women in Mathematics and the American Mathematical Society. You might remember learning about the quadratic formula to figure out the solutions ...

A modern Red Riding Hood on her way to Grandma’s house can meander through the woods, or drive down the interstate, or even climb a mountain to come around the back way. All those routes will get her ...

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At the risk of resurfacing near-traumatic feelings for any readers, I want to share the introduction to the first chapter of the undergraduate linear algebra textbook: I remember interrupting my ...