In algebra, letters are used to stand for values that can change (variables) or for values that aren’t known (unknowns). A term is a number or letter on its own, or numbers and letters multiplied ...

The vast majority of students won’t take algebra until middle or high school. But teachers can start laying the groundwork for this pivotal class a lot sooner, some researchers say—and instilling ...

If you're not a numbers person, sometimes even if you are, high school math, can be mind-numbing. "These are all quadratic equations and quadratic equations, they don't really make sense to anyone," ...