In “The Great Math War,” Jason Socrates Bardi takes on a battle for the soul of numbers that divided the experts of its day.

In 1978 Steve Fisk, a mathematics professor at Bowdoin College in Maine, US, came up with a proof—considered one of the most ...

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Scientific Notation: For very large or very small numbers, scientific notation is used. To compare numbers in scientific notation, first compare the exponents. If the exponents are the same, then ...

I'm excited to share a fantastic guest post from the online learning platform Brighterly today. For many kids, math can feel ...

If the recent news of a new mathematics and statistics curriculum for years 0–10 felt familiar, that's because it was.

Two mathematicians have proved that a straightforward question—how hard is it to untie a knot?—has a complicated answer.

When it comes to the biggest challenge yet to solve, however, it seems there’s not much debate: “The Riemann Hypothesis has a ...

In recent times, the Federal Ministry of Education has been coming up with some rather bold reforms for education in Nigeria.

Rocky Point High School math teacher Jay Rand likes to challenge his students with a classic head-scratcher on the first day ...