We like to think that we're pretty good at math, especially after years of schooling. But every once in a while, a simple third-grade math problem manages to trip us up and make us question our ...

SAN FRANCISCO — When faced with simple math problems, people who get jittery about the subject may rely more heavily on certain brain circuitry than math-savvy people do. The different mental approach ...

Math is one of those things that unites all of us: students with their homework to do, teachers with their lesson plans, and ...

Now, I taught junior high school math for three years, so when I saw this simple equation, I knew I could solve it quickly and I did just that. Before you see my answer, go ahead and solve it for ...

Scientists have found that the strength of communication between the left and right hemispheres of the brain predicts performance on basic arithmetic problems. The findings shed light on the neural ...

Jenny Quinn, executive director of the Seattle Universal Math Museum, shows off a solved Fibonacci sequence puzzle. (GeekWire ...

An Iowa woman jokingly calls it "Satan's handiwork.'' A California mom says she's broken down in tears. A Pennsylvania parent says it "makes my blood boil.'' What could be so horrible? Grade-school ...

For decades, educators have assumed that learning arithmetic in school helps students solve real-world problems. Yet, a new ...

Bilingual people rely on visuo-spatial pathways when solving math problems—something not seen in monolingual people. For anyone who’s breezed through literature class yet struggled with algebra, it ...

The mathematical problems generated by 509 middle school students, who were given a brief written "story-problem" description and asked to pose questions that could be answered using the information, ...