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

The interstate system isn’t random. Odd roads run north-south, while even run east-west. But there are a few exceptions and ...

Online casino games are often associated with luck and chance, but behind every spin of a slot reel or flip of a digital card lies precise mathematics. Casino game development is not random guesswork.

DeepMind’s AlphaEvolve helps solve a math puzzle with Terence Tao, showing how AI can now invent new ideas—and prove old ones ...

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 released official test results from the 2024-2025 school year last week, which showed district-wide improvements in ...

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SALUDA — South Carolina’s education leaders have a simple message for their state: “Every student is a math student.” They’re tired of the idea that some kids just aren’t good at math, or that it’s ...

Two decades ago, the mathematician Moon Duchin spent her summers teaching geometry at Mathcamp, a program for mathematically talented teens. Campers contemplated notions such as how to prove whether a ...

Don Barry, of Northfield, was inducted into the Minnesota Math League Hall of Fame on Friday, July 18. Barry was recognized for writing problems for the league for a good ...

The New York State Education Department is pushing new math guidelines, including a recommendation that teachers stop giving timed quizzes — because it stresses students out. The new guidelines also ...

Students in Philadelphia’s public schools have made gains in math, though reading scores have seen a slight decline, ...