Explore the roots of math anxiety in students and discover strategies to foster confidence and understanding in mathematics.

Rebecca Zook, a professional math tutor, says it’s okay to recognize the “fear” of math. She says, “A recent study actually found that students did better when they wrote about their fears before ...

Some school children respond with fear when facing math problems. (Alan Levine:Flickr) Some people are afraid of atomic explosions (atomosophobia), Bolsheviks (bolshephobia), nose bleeds ...

Sarah Buckley received funding from the Australian Research Council to complete her PhD at the University of Melbourne on mathematics anxiety. We all know someone who gets the jitters when they have ...

Getting early-childhood educators more comfortable with teaching math was the focus of a summer workshop held by the Erikson Institute in Chicago, Ill. Credit: Camilla Forte/The Hechinger Report The ...

So, you think you want to be an engineer, or perhaps a computer programmer and rake in the big bucks. But the thought of all those math courses you will have to take in college sort of scares you. You ...

When was the last time you did a bit of math? Perhaps, like this writer, when splitting a check with some friends at a restaurant you (admittedly lazily) simply throw your credit card onto the pile, ...

Here’s how Ramanujan Maths Park in Andhra Pradesh is transforming National Mathematics Day with hands-on exhibits, models, ...