David Cutler is in the spotlight for his work on a tasty-sounding mathematics problem. In January, the New York Times featured a research paper authored by Cutler and Neil Sloane, the founder of The ...

The speed at which artificial intelligence is gaining in mathematical ability has taken many by surprise. It is rewriting what it means to be a mathematician ...

Mental math shortcuts suggest future STEM performance—and gender is a significant predictor What is 29 + 14?

Fermat’s Last Theorem is one of the most famous problems in mathematical history. Proposed in the 17th century, it claimed ...

Other, less enthusiastic teachers simply give up and choose to focus on the children who respond well to math classes. But ...

Celebrated every year on March 14, International Mathematics Day coincides with Pi Day and highlights the importance of ...

Tao: Today there are a lot of very tedious types of mathematics that we don’t like doing, so we look for clever ways to get ...

Sudoku and other puzzles can incorporate play and critical thinking skills, while easing students into solving standard math problems.

For 23 years, I’ve taught high school math. And for 23 years, I’ve been told by people that they either are a “math person” or they are not. I get it: Math isn’t easy. Movies and TV shows make it look ...

A geometry puzzle first posed in 1966 has baffled mathematicians for decades. Known as the moving sofa problem, it asks for the largest shape that can pass through an L-shaped corridor. Now a young ...

Students from 14 elementary schools in the Boise School District gathered to test their mathematical skills and teamwork during the 2026 Math Meet. Fifth grade teams competed on Feb. 17, followed by ...

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