A straightforward conjecture about runners moving around a track turns out to be equivalent to many complex mathematical ...

What do a 20th-century physicist, an 18th-century statistician and an ancient Greek philosopher have in common? They all knew how to extrapolate with incredible accuracy. Columnist Jacob Aron explains ...

Students had to compile a portfolio and discuss it in an interview to demonstrate their understanding and ability to apply the knowledge.

Most people in the math education space agree that students need to be fluent with basic math facts. By the time kids are in upper elementary grades, they should be able to produce the answer to 6x3 ...

I tend to divide my workday into blocks. Within minutes of waking up — we’re usually up by 5.30 a.m. — I sit down to write at least one Inc. article. Then I spend four to five hours writing a book, ...

Discover a fast and powerful calculus-based method for finding square roots with impressive accuracy. This explanation shows how derivatives and iterative approximation can be used to quickly zero in ...

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The number of Gen Z college freshmen who are entering universities without high school math skills is skyrocketing — as SAT scores are plummeting, a stunning new report has found. Even more shocking: ...

UC San Diego is trying to solve a math problem. The university said a growing number of students are starting their freshman year lacking high school math proficiency. KPBS reporter Jacob Aere says ...

The number of first-year students at the University of California, San Diego, whose math skills fall below a middle school level has increased nearly 30-fold over the past five years, according to a ...