Every year, the countries competing in the International Mathematical Olympiad arrive with a booklet of their best, most ...

Jake Johnson wants to represent the people of southern Minnesota in Washington, D.C. The DFLer is campaigning for the state’s ...

A few days into the new semester this January, the LaSalle Parish school district in rural Louisiana made a pronouncement: There would be no more homework. None of the 2,500 students in this district ...

Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory is so widely accepted that modern mathematicians hardly think about it. But believing in its core ...

People often solve simple arithmetic problems, such as basic addition, subtraction, multiplication or division, in their ...

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A 9th-century Persian scholar, Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, revolutionized mathematics by introducing systematic methods ...

Kisen Yao, Shirley You and Eric Shin recently beat out thousands of other students to advance to the finals of an ...

While most states have graduation rates between 80-95%, math proficiency is most often below 50%. (There’s a wide range in ...

Have you ever wondered whether mathletes can go pro? Since 1959, the answer has been “yes” – with the height of achievement ...

The economic hit from immigration restrictions can be offset if more Americans work. Matthew Lynn is a financial columnist ...