Want to call someone a quick-thinker? The easiest cliché for doing so is calling her a computer – in fact, “computers” was ...

HISTORIANS of mathematics attribute the first use of the cross x as a symbol for multiplication to William Oughtred (“Clavis Mathematicae”, London, 1631). See W. W. R. Ball's “Short Account of the ...

Division is the opposite of multiplication. It's when a number is shared into another number. Knowing your times tables can be very useful when multiplying or dividing. Let’s take a look at some ...

Many Americans use social media to connect with one another, engage with news content, share information and entertain themselves. Explore the patterns and trends shaping the social media landscape.

Take, for example, a list of employees in an organisation. These could be stored in an array called 'Employees' with the data typestring.