A mathematician at Carnegie Mellon University has developed an easier way to solve quadratic equations. The mathematician hopes this method will help students avoid memorizing obtuse formulas. His ...

Mathematician Carlos Castillo-Chavez says that pi is so important to math that using its simple, geometric definition denies its greater powers. “[Pi] brings you into the world of mathematics, which ...

March 14 is celebrated as Pi Day because the date, when written as 3/14, matches the start of the decimal expansion 3.14159… of the most famous mathematical constant. By itself, pi is simply a number, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One mathematical constant describes the population growth rate of a bunch of rabbits. Supalerk Laipawat/EyeEm via Getty Images ...