Why Math Is the Best Way to Make Sense of the World To tell truth from fiction, start with quantitative thinking, argues the mathematician Rebecca Goldin. MAX HIRSHFELD/QUANTA MAGAZINE ...

Look around you carefully, there is math everywhere. Even when we use search engines like google or avail of a discount online, consult recommendations before buying a product, watch a favorite ...

Why math? JHU mathematician on teaching, theory, and the value of math in a modern world Q+A with Richard Brown, director of undergraduate studies in Johns Hopkins University's Department of ...

Majority of students in both primary and secondary schools loathe mathematics. Unfortunately, maths is compulsory in our education system. Many students will score straight As in all subjects, but ...

Mathematics: forget simplicity, the abstract is beautiful — and important Many students question why mathematics is so complicated while grappling with a complex calculus problem ...

While calculus has many more applications in medicine that could be discussed, it is also important to discuss how other fields of math are useful to physicians. Going back to high school, an ...

What is math for? How can teachers make it relevant for students? Education Week asked teachers to share their responses to these common questions.

A math education expert says that to appreciate and understand math, we need math awareness in our daily lives. Read why memorization doesn't work.

I mean illusion in the most common sense of the word, the way a dream is an illusion. Imagine that you are dreaming one night, and inside your dream you can use numbers, measure things, and even ...

Why is mathematics education failing some of the world’s most talented children? A study shines a light on the remarkable arithmetic skills that young people acquire outside formal schooling.