Thinking about doing mathematics is like thinking about skiing. As soon as you start thinking about performing that parallel turn, down you go. But people who can do math have a great advantage?

Like an anxious teacher, I urged her to think beyond the minor savings, “But if you think how much you’d pay for the same name-brand shoe at the upscale department store, you’ve already ...

Mathematicians have recently admitted that a computer-generated proof has solved a long-standing question: what is the most efficient way to stack oranges? The answer is a pyramid. Weekend Edition ...

The solution to teaching math and creating the next generation of strong “math people” starts early, and it involves families and schools working together to change mindsets.

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Ohio's math problem: Is better teacher training the key to solving kids' math anxiety? Many elementary school teachers experience math anxiety, which their students can pick up. Can better math ...

I’ll admit it: I was skeptical of how “creative-thinking” strategies in math would go over with my 4th grade enrichment students. I see these students just once a week in pull-out groups, so ...

A Central Washington University math instructor is overseeing a $1.5 million federal grant to pioneer a new way to teach math.

OGDEN – National Public Radio’s “math guy,” Keith Devlin, offered some fresh ideas on math to a large crowd at Weber State University’s Lind Lecture Hall. Devlin, a math professor at ...

Humble Pi: Enjoying When Math Goes Awry : Short Wave Over the last 24 hours, some of us Short Wavers celebrated Pi Day the only way we know how: eating some yummy pie and thinking math thoughts.