For two millennia, mathematicians have shown the Pythagorean theorem to be true through geometry and algebra, never trigonometry.

Polynomials above 4 degrees have a shiny new target on their back.

That year, French mathematician Évariste Galois finally illustrated why this was such a problem—the underlying mathematical symmetry in the established methods for lower-order polynomials simply ...

“The [Mathematical Association of America] and the [American Mathematical Society] have shared management, and equally contributed to the programming, of the Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM) since ...

A polynomial is a type of algebraic equation that involves variables raised to a non-negative power — for example, x² + 5x + ...

How few corners can a shape have and still tile the plane?” mathematician Gábor Domokos asked me over pizza. His deceptively simple question was about the geometry of tilings, also called ...

American students have experienced a significant decline in math performance, with only 56% of fourth-graders performing at grade level in 2023 compared to 69% ...

The American Mathematical Society said the teenagers should submit their findings to a journal. Two high school seniors from New Orleans think they have achieved a feat of mathematics which has ...

This episode traces the role of HBCUs and mentors in growing the community of Black mathematicians. The episode relates stories of prominent African American mathematicians who struggled through ...

Chongying Dong, distinguished professor of mathematics at UC Santa Cruz, is among 41 mathematical scientists around the world who were recently named to the American Mathematical Society’s class of ...

They detailed their approach April 8 in the journal The American Mathematical Monthly. A polynomial is a type of algebraic equation that involves variables raised to a non-negative power — for ...