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The Collatz Conjecture looks like a simple game of multiplying and dividing numbers, yet it has resisted proof for nearly a ...

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What’s the secret to prompting an AI to solve math problems that have left humans stumped? Tell it to believe in itself ...

When ChatGPT arrived in late 2022, educators quickly asked whether students would use artificial intelligence to cheat, learn or simply get through homework more efficiently. Evidence is beginning to ...

When students look for keywords, they may fail to read the whole problem. Teachers can use these three strategies to help ...

An 87-year-old mathematical puzzle was solved using AI, surprising experts and marking the most complex problem yet tackled ...

Shayan Oveis Gharan has won the Abacus Medal for using tools from across mathematics to boost the power of algorithms.

Solving our national math problem demands a new formula written for the age of AI. This past school year, Cambridge, ...

"I am routinely asked questions like, 'What's eight times zero?' Or, 'how many sides does a triangle have?' These are eighth ...

Baghshetsyan: It’s impossible to imagine a future that does not have data science embedded in our daily lives. Let’s start ...

They can solve calculation problems, but they freeze up when it comes to word problems. They read the problem statement over and over, but they cannot start writing down an equation. Even if they can ...