Marijn Heule turns mathematical statements into something like Sudoku puzzles, then has computers go to work on them. His ...

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

Chen Ning Yang (Ph.D. ’48), a Nobel Prize–winning physicist whose research transformed understanding of how particles behaved ...

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

Helping students to develop math fluency takes more than just flash cards. It requires teaching them how to think about ...

For over a decade, mathematicians have failed to agree whether a 500-page proof is actually correct. Now, translating the ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly prevalent, integrated into phone apps, search engines and social media platforms ...

Examining mistakes gives students a chance to discuss misconceptions openly and find new approaches to solving problems.

Georgetown University psychologist Shadab Tabatabaeian, the paper’s lead author, imagines a “cool application” of their ...

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

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 ...