The world belongs to the mathematicians and the physicists. We lay people may pump our minds with Discovery Channel specials, but they’re the ones who get to understand how it all really works–how the ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

As much as we hate numbers, we know we can’t escape them. Just when you thought you were rid of your primary and high school classes, numbers are everywhere. They can be part of your job and they ...

Pine cones. Stock-market quotations. Sunflowers. Classical architecture. Reproduction of bees. Roman poetry. What do they have in common? In one way or another, these and many more creations of nature ...

Exploring concepts such as observation and measurement in the fresh air can give students a new and playful perspective on ...

Math Riddles with Answers: Let us solve another interesting and difficult math puzzle. In this Missing Number Series Puzzle, you need to find the missing number in the place of the question mark in ...

When my students grow too dependent on their calculators, I ask them to find a number that, when multiplied by itself, gives them 2. Students quickly see that since 1² = 1 and 2² = 4, the answer has ...

E= (A+B) - (C-D) where A=7, B=5, C=6, and D=3 If you observe the sequence of table above, 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13 are increasing with a difference of 2 and 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 ...

Most people think that only people can understand numbers, but that's not true. Many animals can naturally figure out how much something costs, see patterns, and make decisions based on simple math.