A geometry problem that puzzled mathematicians for nearly six decades has finally been cracked — and the breakthrough comes ...

Using words like ‘factors,’ ‘denominators’ and ‘multiples’ may be part of a constellation of good math teaching practices ...

It’s an old joke that there are three kinds of people in the world: those who are good at math and those who aren’t. Tanya Evans, an associate professor in the School of Education and Human ...

The U.S. National Science Foundation has made devastating cuts to mathematics funding. Mathematics research typically requires few materials. To explore the secrets of prime numbers, investigate ...

A Korean researcher who solved the “Moving Sofa Problem,” a mathematical challenge that had puzzled mathematicians for nearly ...

At just 24, Carina Hong has become one of the most talked-about young figures in AI, a China-born mathematician who dropped out of a Stanford Ph.D. program to build the AI math startup Axiom Math.

Christopher Brownell has been named the new chair of the Department of Mathematics and Science in the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences (SLAS) following a competitive search. A longtime mathematics ...

The DREME Network was created in 2014 to advance the field of early mathematics research and improve young children’s opportunities to develop math skills. The Network focuses on math from birth ...

The employment future looks bright for people with strong math skills. But among the nation’s K-12 students, that represents a small and dwindling demographic. What’s to blame for students’ poor math ...

Students in Melissa Williams' kindergarten class at the Westminster School in Atlanta, Georgia, practice connecting quantities to written numbers — a key part of number sense. Credit: Holly Korbey for ...

Carrie Stark always relied on math games to engage her students, assuming they would pick up concepts like multiplication by seeing them in action. Alas, the kids had fun, as AP reported, but the ...