What do the following—planning an airline hub, political gerrymandering, and a museum renovation—have in common? They’re all problems that can be tackled by mathematicians using a process called ...

Modern computer technology has long since caught up to modern portfolio theory. Markowitz's principle of optimization -- that an appropriately diverse mix of assets will minimize risk and maximize ...

Lucas Downey is the co-founder of MoneyFlows, and an Investopedia Academy instructor. Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician ...

Optimization of protection remains one of the fundamental principles of radiological protection. The definition of optimization is rather straightforward but comprises several aspects of the imaging ...