Third grade was a long time ago, and many of us have forgotten even the most basic of principles. Fortunately, they’re pretty ...

This photograph does a pretty good job of "describing" ripples. But a mathematician could do it with greater precision and predictive power. Image credit: andressolo, Flickr, CC BY 2.0 "How is it ...

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