Nearly 100 readers commented on my attack on “reform” math in the Sunday Times Opinion section of April 22. More than 93 percent — not a level I’m used to — supported my position, which was that the ...

The long-running debate over whether students should be allowed to wield calculators during mathematics examinations may soon seem quaint. The latest dilemma facing professors is whether to let ...

Birds can do trigonometry. That's just one of many theorems in "The Math Instinct: Why You're a Mathematical Genius (Along With Lobsters, Birds, Cats and Dogs)" by Keith Devlin, 58. That unwieldy ...

Meghan is an associate editor with EdTech. She enjoys coffee, cats and science fiction TV. From the abacus to the slide rule, tools for calculating have been around since ancient times. But it wasn’t ...

There are some men who want to watch the the world burn and others who want to offer it easily customizable embedded calculators. Mateusz Mucha belongs to the latter camp. Mucha is a sociologist by ...

Frank Bentley’s life changed seven years ago when he took an Internet survey that estimated his annual share of greenhouse gas emissions. Bentley, then a college student, entered information about his ...

There are several reasons why solving math riddles is beneficial for you. First, they allow you to practice problem-solution strategies. Second, they give you a chance to review basic mathematical ...