Puzzles are a hands-on way to explore simpler and complex mathematical relationships, for everyone from kids to calculus students.

After a year of distance learning, the range of skill levels in math class is very wide, with some students still learning concepts from several grades behind. That means teachers have to get creative ...

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It’s the rare child who’ll choose an afternoon of math homework over a family vacation. That’s partly because of the negative way that we talk about and teach math, says Chris Emdin, a professor of ...

This article comes from the Institut Henri-Poincaré (IHP), part of Sorbonne University, in the Latin Quarter of Paris. IHP has no permanent researchers but serves as a venue for mathematical ...

Introduction Do you ever use math as a tool to solve interesting problems? In the 1970s math was often taught with simple worksheets. One teacher was looking for a way to help his students have more ...

Steve Mirsky: Welcome to Scientific American's Science Talk, hosted on November 15, 2015. I'm Steve Mirsky. On this episode: Arthur Benjamin: I think a lot of the fun stuff has been taken out of the ...

MOBILE, Ala. -- During the Age of Enlightenment in the 18th century, mathematicians and philosophers met in coffee houses to discuss and share ideas and theories. Today, that tradition continues with ...

A renowned Irish educator who has a reputation for bringing fun to maths, Prof Colm Mulcahy, has been honoured as the 2024 recipient of the Maths Week Ireland Award. He is professor emeritus of ...

Indian children have long held the reputation of being excellent at mathematics, as compared to their peers in the US and Europe, mostly on the back of a rigorous high school syllabus. But this image ...