the probability of a perfect bracket remains something of a mystery in mathematics. Photo illustration by Smithsonian.com; Photos courtesy of iStock/spxChrome, iStock/natasaadzic The probability ...

The odds of randomly filling out a perfect NCAA tournament bracket are about one in nine quintillion — or, as Davidson math professor Tim Chartier explains it, a nine followed by 18 zeros.

A grid can be used to expand double brackets. Every term in the first bracket must be multiplied by every term in the second bracket. One bracket may be multiplied by another bracket. This is ...

You're probably putting together a bracket trying to find the perfect ... UIUC Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mathematics John D'Angelo chimed in, saying, "Your odds are not very good." ...

a professor of mathematics at Davidson College. Some might say that Chartier has come as close as anyone to perfecting the factors behind the perfect bracket, identifying the dynamics involved in ...

A bracket is a way of referring to the 68-team ... distinguished visiting professor at the US National Museum of Mathematics and Joseph R. Morton professor of mathematics and computer science ...

you and your partner each buying one ticket for a Powerball with a billion dollar jackpot and both winning it than a single person producing a perfect bracket, Chartier, the mathematics professor ...