If you’ve ever taken an algebra or physics class, then you’ve met a parabola, the simple curve that can model how a ball flies through the air. The most important part of a parabola is the vertex — ...

The main purpose of this paper is using the properties of Gauss sums and the estimate for character sums to study the properties of the primitive roots of p (an odd prime), and prove that for any ...

We accept that some people are born with a talent for music or art or athletics. But what about mathematics? Do some of us just arrive in the world with better math skills than others? It seems we do, ...