Weinan E, a professor of mathematics and applied and computational mathematics at Princeton, has been selected by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) to receive the Ralph E.

Over centuries, mathematicians have amassed an array of symbols—from arrows and crosses to shapes derived from letters—to represent complex ideas.

Sixth-graders in the math class taught by Marietta Gibb and Nicole Parasiliti at DeWitt Middle School in Ithaca, N.Y., work in small groups to practice different skills in the same class. (Steven ...

Students identified as National Math Stars could receive more than $100,000 in philanthropic support altered to their ...

Numbers like pi, e and phi often turn up in unexpected places in science and mathematics. Pascal's triangle and the Fibonacci sequence also seem inexplicably widespread in nature. Then there's the ...

The mathematical constant e is one of the most important numbers in all of mathematics. But what does it represent? And what makes it so transcendental?

Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary and Vermilion — there was either no change or a ...

My recent column on the controversy over letting eighth-graders take algebra brought a torrent of anguished comments from parents and other experts who think math instruction is in crisis.

An international study and testing program that looks at the academic performance of 15-year-olds ranks both Canadian and Prince Edward Island students among the top 30 when compared to other ...

Euler's Identity is a remarkable equation that comprises the five most important mathematical constants.