Mathematics has always demanded patience. From solving linear equations in algebra to navigating derivatives and integrals in ...

The quest to make mathematics rigorous has a long and spotty history — one mathematicians can learn from as they push to ...

About 10 years ago, Alan Garfinkel, a professor in the life sciences department at the University of California, Los Angeles, got a call. It was from his dean, who said that the department had ...

Introducing new math concepts via already-worked examples can give students a significant boost in learning. But choosing the right problems makes a big difference. An analysis earlier this year of ...

Dunning explores how mathematical notation is a social, world-building technology. It’s natural to think of math as being ...

Update: After this story originally ran, the Florida education department issued several screenshots of “problematic examples” in the textbooks. “These examples do not represent an exhaustive list of ...