by Jess, Jianna, Jaelani, Karen, and Layomi
First of all, let’s start with what fossil fuels are. Fossil fuels are fuels derived from natural resources such as coal, oil, and natural gas. These resources are not reliable because they will not be renewed in the human lifetime; they also emit C02, which can be very harmful to the environment when released in large amounts.
Continue readingBy Maddie, Nitya, Amel, Alyssa
Introduction
We were part of this year’s Girls Talk Math program. This was a great opportunity that we came across in different ways. It has helped us learn about different math topics that we may not have had the opportunity to discover on our own. This topic may seem boring at first, but they all have their individual charms. The topic we chose was Network Science, and together we got to learn about things such as coding on Python.
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What is knot theory?
Have you ever tied your shoes before? I mean, I hope you have! So, what in the world does tying your shoes have to do with math? Here comes knot theory! Knot theory is a sub-topic of topology that studies mathematical knots, links, and their permutations. Knots can be represented by polynomials and can thus be compared to one another.
Continue readingBy: Jourdan Moore, Emma Holzbach, Nicole Godwin, Naa Aryee, and Athalya Wakonyo
Have you ever made a secret language or code with your friend so that only you two would know what’s being said? You’re in luck! With the help of RSA Encryption Cryptography at Girls Talk Math we’ve learned about the world of mathematics, more specifically RSA, as well as Modular Arithmetic, Greatest Common Divisor and related theorems.
RSA is one of the first public-key cryptosystems created by Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir, and Leonard Adleman in 1977, and is now the most widely used cryptography algorithm in the world.
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