WE ALREADY have solid, liquid, gas, plasma and Bose-Einstein condensate. Now it seems we may be on the verge of discovering a whole host of new forms of matter - all based on mathematics.

Discussing topology and cosmology to discover the shape of the universe, and the idea that going in one direction would eventually bring about a repetition. In this environment you would eventually come from the opposite direction given the same point of reference.

It's a problem as old as civilization: the wobbly table. You may have thought your only recourse against this scourge is a hastily folded cocktail napkin stuffed under the offending leg. If so, take heart, because mathematicians have recently proved a more elegant solution.

Systems Analysis: Methodologies - A brief Summary

The Second article on IT for general use. Please use this information honestly if you are on a college course. I sweated over it so you should too. Please don't Copy and Paste for your assignment! Ed

How Mathematicians Started World War III

Russians, Americans and Chi-Coms all squared off against each other. Organized deception, intrigue, insults, reclusive personalities ... another day in international politics? Not this time. It's mathematicians.