A blog post on Wednesday sparked a thoughtful online debate about whether math education in the United States needs to be improved. — offered two anecdotes to underscore that other countries seem to ...

From arithmetic to algebra, there is plenty of disagreement over how best to teach math. Some parents and educators argue that students need to understand the concepts behind the problems they ...

PETALUMA, CA--(Marketwired - Dec 4, 2013) - Conceptua Math, an innovator in K-8 online math curriculum, today announced that its math curriculum has been recognized for making a positive difference in ...

“Why bring together two fields that seem to many people so very disparate? What could mathematics and poetry share, except that the mention of either one is sometimes enough to bring an uneasy chill ...

Hilde Orloff sits in a 5-foot by 4-foot booth, spinning phrases such as “a fraction with the numerator 6 times, open parens, x plus 5, closed parens, over the denominator 5.” Every once in a while, ...

Do you know your geometry from your arithmetic and your fractions from your logs? Let’s find out! Think of this as a math class without the quizzes, where every problem has a twist solution, every ...

A math puzzle is a type of brain teaser that tests the reader's critical thinking and problem-solving skills by challenging them to solve a problem. These challenges have the potential to boost ...

In “How Julia Robinson helped define the limits of mathematical knowledge” (SN: 11/23/19, p. 22), Evelyn Lamb examined the life and career of mathematician Julia Robinson, who helped redefine the ...

A math puzzle is a type of brain teaser that tests the reader's critical thinking and problem-solving skills by challenging them to solve a problem. These challenges have the potential to boost ...