Introduction Do you ever use math as a tool to solve interesting problems? In the 1970s math was often taught with simple worksheets. One teacher was looking for a way to help his students have more ...

With the right lesson plan, teachers can turn struggling students into budding mathematicians. The secret is carefully guiding their adventure in numbers I still vividly remember the day, 14 years ago ...

I was having dinner with a visiting colleague this week when talk turned to what we were teaching this term. He mentioned the part of calculus dealing with infinite series (the bane of many students) ...

It’s the rare child who’ll choose an afternoon of math homework over a family vacation. That’s partly because of the negative way that we talk about and teach math, says Chris Emdin, a professor of ...

Math can be fun, lots of fun, especially if you are learning about fractions by dividing and eating cookies and cupcakes. “The idea is to get them excited about math,” said Amesbury High senior Jason ...

Student host Arise helps us have fun with…math! We learn characteristics of triangles by making shapes with our bodies, discover strategies to help us learn math, create a mathematician on the go, get ...

Parents probably have heard about the importance of developing early reading literacy skills in young children. What parents may not know is that math literacy also needs to be developed early, and ...

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — In a world where children spend more time than ever on devices like iPads and laptops, Ector County ISD is transforming that screen time into valuable learning with a new math ...

A classic riddle about a hotel bill uses misleading math to create a paradox. This type of intentional misdirection is a common technique used in magic tricks. Here’s a riddle my father told me when I ...

A trip down 123 Geometry Lane, the new exhibit at the Austin Children's Museum, is a journey of math concepts in our everyday world. As children go through the rooms of a house — kitchen, bedroom, ...

I wasn't always like this, I swear. There was a time in my life when if I wanted to satisfy my urge for tinkering, I'd kill a few hours on ESPN's NBA Trade Machine, trying to determine exactly who my ...