Understanding the meaning of "equals" in mathematics tells us a lot about both the nuance and richness in the field, but also ...

The problem, the study suggests, is that there’s no bridge between math learned in school and math encountered in real-life ...

We used maths to determine the most efficient order to deliver jabs during the vaccine rollout and to plan the roadmap out of lockdown in early 2021. Maths was front and centre much of the time.

In middle and high school courses, it’s really difficult to connect math to the real world, says Lindsey Henderson, policy director of math for the nonprofit ExcelinEd. Students plug away at tough ...

It wasn’t always this way. Many fields of mathematics germinated from the study of real world problems, before the underlying rules and concepts were identified. These rules and concepts were then ...

Katie Steckles’s article about “Pythagoras in the wild” reminds me of an interesting experience of encountering maths when buying cake tins. I got two “catering-sized” square ones from a ...

It is expected that pupils, from 14 year-olds to those in sixth-forms and further education colleges, could use a new platform to assess and improve on their real-life mathematics skills.

A 'practical maths test' that looks at teenagers’ abilities to understand real-life scenarios is currently being developed by an exam board. In the test, which is being trialled by AQA, students are ...

Colin Hughes, the chief executive of AQA, has emphasised that the proposed online test is not about simplifying maths but ensuring it's applicable to real-life scenarios. He pointed out that ...