The caustic mathematician Roger Casals Gutiérrez saw on his kitchen wall in 2023. Caustics are a type of singularity, a mathematical phenomenon that occurs when an surface goes through a transition.

People constantly use calculation and number sense in everyday life, often without even realizing it. For instance, it can come in handy while cleaning — helping to judge where to place additional ...

This post was updated March 10 at 11:10 a.m. UCLA researchers published a study discussing the success of the Life Sciences 30 series, a set of classes at UCLA designed to revitalize the way life ...

The Aspen School District will host a screening of the documentary “Counted Out” next week to encourage students to engage with math outside of the classroom. The documentary explores civil rights, ...

Mathematics is often described as pure, uniform, and abstract. This characterization holds true for pure mathematics, which deals with axioms, postulates, and theorems. However, questions arise ...

Mathematics is often described as the language of logic, patterns, and structure. Yet, for many students, it becomes a language that feels foreign, filled with symbols and procedures that seem ...