For years, a French mathematician searched for a proof that a gigantic number is prime. His method is still used 150 years ...

Years ago, no math education was complete without understanding how to compute a square root. Today, you are probably just ...

Two mathematicians have proved that a straightforward question—how hard is it to untie a knot?—has a complicated answer.

Helping students to develop math fluency takes more than just flash cards. It requires teaching them how to think about ...

Stage 5: Justify thinking. A vital habit that many students need to solidify is recontextualizing after they solve ...

The math behind even the simplest ocean waves is notoriously uncooperative. A team of Italian mathematicians has made major ...

For over a decade, mathematicians have failed to agree whether a 500-page proof is actually correct. Now, translating the ...

Georgetown University psychologist Shadab Tabatabaeian, the paper’s lead author, imagines a “cool application” of their ...

A sharp rise in students without middle school-level math skills is raising alarms among educators and policymakers.

Other UCs are tracking similar trends, but UC San Diego’s problem is “significantly worse,” the report states.

Google first introduced this educational Doodle in the US in September and has since expanded it to multiple countries, ...

Compounding is the quiet force that turns steady saving into exponential wealth creation. The Rule of 72 makes this concept ...