Ultrafinitism, a philosophy that rejects the infinite, has long been dismissed as mathematical heresy. But it is also ...

Only a third of California students meet math standards. A new bill would require schools to test students for basic skills and help those who need it.

From fractions and decimals to distance and time, the humble-but-versatile number line can deepen students’ understanding of ...

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

Grades offer a snapshot of performance, but they rarely capture the full picture of a student’s understanding. Hidden gaps, ...

Prime numbers are the building blocks of mathematics, and yet their distribution is a mystery that has stumped mathematicians ...

Number theorist Gerd Faltings has won this year’s Abel Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in mathematics, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in Oslo announced on 19 March. Faltings, ...

Reader Chris in Fairfax asks: As people approach retirement, they get hit with a lot of targeted ads and sponsored content talking about the "magic number" for retirement, and as you point out, it's ...

Some kids don’t struggle with math because they “don’t get numbers,” but because their brains have trouble adjusting when they make mistakes. Credit: Shutterstock Math struggles in kids may stem from ...

Andrea Breard, professor of the Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU) in Erlangen, Germany, speaks at the International Symposium on Young Sinologists and Mutual Learning Among ...