Abstract: Topology optimizations involving evolutionary algorithms are promising approaches to solve practical engineering design problems, since their use of derivation-free algorithms makes them ...

I tend to divide my workday into blocks. Within minutes of waking up — we’re usually up by 5.30 a.m. — I sit down to write at least one Inc. article. Then I spend four to five hours writing a book, ...

Lindsey Ellefson is Lifehacker’s Features Editor. She currently covers study and productivity hacks, as well as household and digital decluttering, and oversees the freelancers on the sex and ...

ABSTRACT: Binary outcomes are frequently encountered in a variety of fields and contexts and the Bayesian approach is widely used to analyze this type of data. Under this framework, a beta prior ...

Whether you’re solving geometry problems, handling scientific computations, or processing data arrays, calculating square roots in Python is a fundamental task. Python offers multiple approaches for ...

Functions are the building blocks of Python programming. They let you organize your code, reduce repetition, and make your programs more readable and reusable. Whether you’re writing small scripts or ...

Method references are a shorthand way to write lambda expressions that call a single method. Rather than implementing a method in a functional interface, a method reference simply points to an ...

Grocery shopping can feel expensive and tiring, but some people have developed methods they believe can make it easier and better. For people like chef Will Coleman, the "6-to-1" shopping method is a ...