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48 results for Mathematics Achievement

The aim of this paper is to discuss some applications of general topology in computer algorithms including modeling and simulation, and also in computer graphics and image processing. While the progress in these areas heavily depends on advances in computing hardware, the major intellectual achievements are the algorit…

2012-01-19abs ↗pdf ↗

BCF models estimate causal effects on multiple outcomes in TIMSS data.

problem Estimating causal effects on multiple outcomes in educational data.
method Bayesian Additive Regression Trees (BART) for multivariate causal inference.
result Positive and negative effects of home study conditions and school absence on student achievement.

New analysis shows transformer models can't learn effectively.

problem Transformer models learning in context can't achieve general predictive accuracy.
method Empirical evidence and mathematical analysis of transformer architecture limitations.
result Transformers cannot achieve general predictive accuracy due to architectural limitations.

This article reviews mathematical insights into neural networks and machine learning.

problem Understanding the success and subtleties of neural network-based machine learning.
method Rigorous mathematical analysis, numerical experiments, and simplified models.
result Identification of open problems in the field.

The mathematical features of a string theory compactification determine the physics of the effective four-dimensional theory. For this reason, understanding the mathematical structure of the possible compactification spaces is of profound importance. It is well established that the compactification space for M-Theory m…

2018-10-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Bayesian Causal Forests model assesses part-time work's impact on student growth.

problem Estimating causal effects of part-time work on student growth in mathematics achievement.
method Longitudinal Bayesian Causal Forests model combining non-parametric and difference-in-differences methods.
result Negative impact of part-time work for most students, potential benefits for those with low school belonging, widening achievement gap identified.

Transformer models can solve complex math problems with less data.

problem Solving complex symbolic mathematics problems with limited data.
method Pretrain transformer models on language translation tasks and fine-tune for symbolic math.
result Pretrained transformer models achieve comparable accuracy to state-of-the-art models with less data.

Prob2Vec embeds problems for adaptive tutoring, achieving high similarity accuracy.

problem Retrieve problems with similar mathematical concepts for adaptive tutoring.
method Hierarchical problem embedding algorithm (Prob2Vec) combining abstraction and embedding steps.
result 96.88% accuracy on problem similarity test, significantly outperforming state-of-the-art sentence embedding methods.

While it has become common to perform automated translations on natural language, performing translations between different representations of mathematical formulae has thus far not been possible. We implemented the first translator for mathematical formulae based on recursive neural networks. We chose recursive neural…

2018-11-10abs ↗pdf ↗

Study proves existence of global solutions for Standard Model on expanding spacetimes.

problem Existence of global solutions for the Standard Model on expanding spacetimes.
method Gauge-invariant energy estimate for the Euler-Lagrange equations.
result Existence of global solutions for the Standard Model under specific conditions.

In this paper we outline methodology to efficiently simulate (jump) diffusion bridge sample paths without discretisation error. We achieve this by considering the simulation of conditioned (jump) diffusion bridge sample paths in light of recent work developing a mathematical framework for simulating finite dimensional …

2015-05-12abs ↗pdf ↗

We study the influence of an additional scalar potential on various geometric and analytic properties of Dirac-harmonic maps. We will create a mathematical wish list of the possible benefits from inducing the potential term and point out that the latter cannot be achieved in general. Finally, we focus on several potent…

2019-12-04abs ↗pdf ↗

We connect Causal inference and low-rank recovery via RDT and free probability theory.

problem Determining the applicability of causal inference via low-rank recovery.
method Random Duality Theory, free probability theory, and mathematical rigor.
result Exact closed-form worst case phase transitions for causal inference.

In this study we introduce a new technique for symbolic regression that guarantees global optimality. This is achieved by formulating a mixed integer non-linear program (MINLP) whose solution is a symbolic mathematical expression of minimum complexity that explains the observations. We demonstrate our approach by redis…

2017-10-29abs ↗pdf ↗

VERAFI improves financial AI by verifying calculations and compliance.

problem Financial AI systems generate errors and violations during reasoning.
method VERAFI combines dense retrieval, reranking, and automated reasoning policies.
result VERAFI achieves 94.7% factual correctness, 81% relative improvement.

The paper surveys mathematical results on filtration enlargement with financial examples.

problem Mathematical finance applications of filtration enlargement theory.
method Exhaustive survey and interpretation of key results from literature.
result Provides a compendium of known mathematical results for mathematical finance researchers.

New method tackles inexact bilevel optimization for faster parameter learning.

problem Nested optimization problems in bilevel learning with computationally difficult exact solutions.
method Inexact derivative-free optimization algorithms for approximate lower-level solutions.
result Global convergence and worst-case complexity for the proposed approach.

Self-supervised skip-tree training improves mathematical reasoning in language models.

problem Improving logical reasoning in language models for formal mathematics.
method Self-supervised language modeling on mathematical formulas, skip-tree task.
result Models trained on skip-tree task outperform standard models in mathematical reasoning tasks.

Ant colonies and boosting algorithms both reduce bias and variance through adaptive mechanisms.

problem Understanding the mathematical principles behind ensemble learning and ant colony behavior.
method Developed a formal mapping between AdaBoost's adaptive reweighting and ant recruitment dynamics.
result Proved that the fundamental theorem of weak learnability has a direct analog in colony decision-making.

A mathematical framework connects neural networks and polynomial regression for better model understanding.

problem Neural networks are black boxes with challenges in dimensioning and prediction error evaluation.
method Developed a mathematical framework using Taylor expansion to relate neural networks and polynomial regression.
result Polynomial approximations from neural networks trained on polynomial data are accurate locally.

GCN and GPCA are mathematically connected, leading to improved node classification performance.

problem Improving node classification performance in semi-supervised settings.
method Established a mathematical connection between GCN and GPCA, demonstrating their equivalence and using this to design an effective initialization strategy.
result GPCA paired with a simple MLP achieves similar or better performance than GCN on semi-supervised node classification tasks.

New method uses model comparison signals to improve LLM evaluation accuracy.

problem Limited benchmark sizes and model stochasticity in evaluating LLMs' mathematical reasoning.
method Combines standard labeled outcomes with model comparison signals to design a statistically efficient evaluation framework.
result Semiparametric estimator achieves the semiparametric efficiency bound and substantially improves ranking accuracy.

Method guarantees coherent factuality for language model outputs in reasoning tasks.

problem Ensuring correctness of language model outputs in reasoning tasks.
method Developed a conformal-prediction-based method applied to subgraphs within a deducibility graph.
result Achieved coherent factuality across target coverage levels, 90% on stricter definition.

Persistent homology (PH) is a rigorous mathematical theory that provides a robust descriptor of data in the form of persistence diagrams (PDs). PDs exhibit, however, complex structure and are difficult to integrate in today's machine learning workflows. This paper introduces persistence bag-of-words: a novel and stable…

2018-12-21abs ↗pdf ↗

We provide bounds on the first Betti number and structure results for the fundamental group of horizon cross-sections for extreme stationary vacuum black holes in arbitrary dimension, without additional symmetry hypotheses. This is achieved by exploiting a correspondence between the associated near-horizon geometries a…

2018-04-04abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper combines QRM and CNN for better stock option price forecasting.

problem Forecasting stock option prices in a complex market.
method Solves Black-Scholes equation using QRM, trains CNN models on data.
result CNN models improve option price prediction accuracy.

We attempt to set a mathematical foundation of immunology and amino acid chains. To measure the similarities of these chains, a kernel on strings is defined using only the sequence of the chains and a good amino acid substitution matrix (e.g. BLOSUM62). The kernel is used in learning machines to predict binding affinit…

2012-05-28abs ↗pdf ↗

We give a general overview of the influence of William Thurston on the French mathematical school and we show how some of the major problems he solved are rooted in the French mathematical tradition. At the same time, we survey some of Thurston's major results and their impact. The final version of this paper will appe…

2019-12-06abs ↗pdf ↗

These notes grew out of a lecture course on mathematical methods of classical physics for students of mathematics and mathematical physics at the master's level. Also, physicists with a strong interest in mathematics may find this text useful as a resource complementary to existing textbooks on classical physics. Topic…

2016-12-09abs ↗pdf ↗