Those are lines from a children’s math book, but there’s a reason they ... He discusses counting in base eight using the eight-­fingered characters from The Simpsons. One chapter approaches ...

Beveridge, an associate professor of mathematics at Macalester ... that involved keeping track of every character interaction in the third (and best) book, A Storm of Swords.

Many of those educators assessed the books to see whether they would be easy to navigate, understand and keep students interested in the subject of math — and the majority found no evidence of ...

The Math Forum’s Max Ray will celebrate the release of his new book, Powerful Problem-Solving: Activities for Making Sense with the Mathematical Practices, with a national release event on Wednesday, ...

The prime number example is just one of many simple questions that Cheng poses in the book to motivate deep dives into the logical foundations of Western mathematics: Why does 1+1 = 2? Why does ...

“You are still finding out who you are and figuring out your place in the world. This math book tells you, depending on your age, you might be racially prejudiced.” From the ...