To determine if the monkeys were actually doing math or were simply recalling memorized patterns, the researchers tested the monkeys with another addition task utilizing the Tetris-like symbols.

I started doing seminars on the history of mathematical ... In school, they teach addition and multiplication but rarely explain the origins or history of the symbols. This vast history is untold ...

Humans possess a sophisticated combination of mathematical capabilities ... less familiar with the new symbols, Livingstone said. "The monkeys did not memorize the addition of pairs of numerals ...

Most people, Joseph Mazur writes in his new book, "Enlightening Symbols: A Short History of Mathematical Notation ... Of course the concept of addition had been around for millennia, but it ...

The W3C has updated its MathML standard for rendering mathematical notation on Web ... and the carries and borrows addition symbols. The new markup will allow educational Web page designers ...

Statistically, the most common symbol in mathematics is the equal sign, which appears in 94% of mathematical expressions ... (for the arithmetic operation of addition) to the earliest use of ...

Now that you've learned to do basic math in Excel, your calculations will never slow you down again. With addition, ...

Estimation, Eastaway says, is the key to getting a grip on math. You already do it all the ... “and I thought it would be more memorable to have a symbol,” he says. “I wanted something ...