Every time Dr. Derald Wing Sue gives a lecture, he can count on at least one well-intentioned white person to engage him in ...

Probability theory and the Saint Petersburg paradox can help you determine whether the stakes of a game are too great ...

Why early math matters: Foundational skills like counting and understanding quantity predict later academic success, making early experiences critical for long-term achievement. Parental role counts: ...

Some experts worry that less homework could be a problem for math achievement, at a time when test scores nationwide are ...

Some experts worry that less homework could be a problem for math achievement, at a time when test scores nationwide are ...

Every year, the countries competing in the International Mathematical Olympiad arrive with a booklet of their best, most original problems. Those booklets get shared among delegations, then quietly ...

The tipping point came in the summer of 2025. That July, several artificial intelligence models solved five out of six problems at the International Mathematical Olympiad, an annual challenge for some ...

Axiom Math is giving away a powerful new AI tool. But it remains to be seen if it speeds up research as much as the company hopes. Axiom Math, a startup based in Palo Alto, California, has released a ...

Teachers can use these routines to seamlessly integrate SEL into math instruction to boost students’ proficiency and encourage a positive math identity. Let’s say the quiet part aloud: Millions of ...

Ubiquitous screens, classroom chaos, a dearth of qualified teachers: The reasons our children are struggling in math class are multitude. I can tell you the story of how math instruction is failing ...

Mathematics, like many other scientific endeavors, is increasingly using artificial intelligence. Of course, math is the backbone of AI, but mathematicians are also turning to these tools for tasks ...

Five years ago, mathematicians Dawei Chen and Quentin Gendron were trying to untangle a difficult area of algebraic geometry involving differentials, elements of calculus used to measure distance ...