In a static solution, n-1 initial value problems are solved using the first n-1 data values as initial values. The equations are integrated using the i th data value as an initial value to the i+1 ...

Simple equation predicts force needed to push objects through sand Pushing through sand Date: August 29, 2016 Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...

This simple equation, which states that the quantity 0.999, followed by an infinite string of nines, is equivalent to one, is the favorite of mathematician Steven Strogatz of Cornell University.

For those of you who take sandcastle building very seriously, listen up: MIT engineers now say you can trust a very simple equation to calculate the force required to push a shovel -- and any ...