Ancient mathematical texts that played a key role in constructing the Roman empire will be transformed for the 21st century ...

A primary school maths question aimed at 10-year-olds has left adults scratching their heads. The difficult challenge was shared on a popular Reddit thread after one sibling was left stumped by his ...

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A pizza-based math problem. The second grade homework had many stumped. Reddit/u/varaciousQuest The question, posted alongside the dad's Reddit query, which gained more than 100 upvotes since ...

Math crisis under Trump 2.0: Can Linda McMahon save US students from flunking fractions and dodging decimals?

It’s surprisingly difficult to prove one of the most basic properties of a number: whether it can be written as a fraction. A broad new method can help settle this ancient question.

Jo Boaler’s latest book, Math-ish, is the newest chapter in her journey to infuse social justice and “equity” goals into mathematics education, as she has accomplished with the approval of her ...

On the other hand, one would think that any adult should be able to respond appropriately to a kid’s math question. This, however, doesn’t seem to be the case as a seemingly straightforward maths ...

In 'Math for English Majors,' Ben Orlin says celebrating Pi Day on March 14 is mathematically wrong. It should be July 22.

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