Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Algebraic geometry has long provided a deep framework for understanding the solutions of polynomial equations through geometric lenses. In recent years, tropical geometry – a relatively young field – ...

If you've dabbled in investing, you've likely heard of the "Rule of 72." It's a back-of-the-envelope metric for calculating how quickly an investment will double in value. Most financial metrics are ...

Adding and subtracting algebraic fractions is a similar process to adding and subtracting normal fractions. The denominators of each fraction are different, \(3t\) and \(7t\), so a common denominator ...