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 ...

Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to ...

A troubling math problem that led to a "heated conversation" among one fifth-grader's family has sparked similar debate on social media. Math differs from other subjects in that the answers students ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to solve basic math problems – such as lining up numbers to ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In October 2024, news broke that Facebook parent company Meta had cracked an "impossible" problem ...

A Mathematician with early access to XAI Grok 4.20, found a new Bellman function for one of the problems he had been working ...

Higher education stakeholders have noted that math anxiety can hold students back from pursuing some disciplines or major programs, but a new analysis from Gallup finds that young Americans over all ...

Google's second generation of its AI mathematics system combines a language model with a symbolic engine to solve complex geometry problems better than International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) gold ...

In May 2025, a claim (archived) circulated online that the tech entrepreneur and former Trump adviser Elon Musk solved an "unsolvable" math problem after a Harvard professor called him "rich but dumb.

Schools are starting to switch from learning math through memorization to learning it by problem-solving, focusing on understanding concepts. Ashwaubenon added class time to math and ELA in middle ...

Today’s post continues a series highlighting ways teachers can help students see how math and science are relevant to their lives. Emily Burrell has taught high school mathematics for 23 years. For ...

North Carolina is overhauling its math standards, with major changes potentially coming to the courses students take in high school. The state Department of Public Instruction presented Thursday the ...