The Monthly publishes articles, as well as notes and other features, about mathematics and the profession. Its readers span a broad spectrum of mathematical interests, and include professional ...

Given a convex rational polytope $\Omega (b) := \{x \epsilon R_{+}^{n} \mid Ax = b\}$, we consider the function $b \mapsto f(b)$, which counts the nonnegative ...

IBM Corp. has agreed to acquire Rational Software Corp. for US$2.1 billion, the companies said Friday. Rational, which is located in Cupertino, California, provides software tools and services for ...