Scientific American

Mathematicians still don’t know the fastest way to multiply numbers

This requires an algorithm: students are taught to stack one number atop another and multiply each digit of the bottom number ...
Slate

A.I.’s First Big Math Breakthrough Is Not What It Seems

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Harvard Business Review

Why Speed and Trust Are Critical to Solving Hard Problems

A conversation with author Anne Morriss on why the slow and steady approach can leave issues unresolved. When it comes to solving complex, layered problems, the default for many organizational leaders ...
IEEE

On the Use of the Nelder-Mead Simplex Method in Control Design and Systems Theory

Abstract: The Nelder-Mead simplex method is a well-known algorithm enabling the minimization of functions that are not available in closed-form and that need not be differentiable or convex.
IEEE

Using Parallel Branch-and-Bound Method to Accelerate Solving Mixed Integer Linear Programming

Abstract: The Branch-and-Bound(B&B) algorithm is an effective method for solving the Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) problem. Its performance significantly impacts the overall performance of ...