Think You’re Good at Math? See How Far You Get With These 10 Unsolved Problems

For all of the recent strides we’ve made in the math world, we’re forever crunching calculations in pursuit of deeper ...
EdSurge

When Teaching Students Math, Concepts Matter More Than Process

As a mathematics education researcher, I study how math instruction impacts students' learning, from following standard math procedures to understanding mathematical concepts. Focusing on the latter, ...
Edutopia

8 Captivating and Fun Math Writing Tasks

From haikus to math journals and comic strips, there are major benefits when writing is infused into the math curriculum.
The Conversation

Girls and boys solve math problems differently – with similar short‑term results but different long‑term outcomes

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 add, starting with ...
Education Week

Young Students Gravitate to Math. How Teachers Can Build on That Curiosity

Zachary Champagne’s 3rd and 4th graders figure out early on that this math class will be different when their teacher tells them: “I don’t care about the answer.” The goal is to shift his elementary ...
Scientific American magazine

Is AI solving proofs—or just dividing our opinions?

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. In 1997, Deep Blue, a supercomputer built by IBM, did the unexpected: it defeated chess ...