Tao: Today there are a lot of very tedious types of mathematics that we don’t like doing, so we look for clever ways to get ...

Teachers can use these tools to promote discussions and help students move from concrete to abstract understanding of concepts.

A mathematical trick speeds up seismic calculations for earthquake simulations and could revolutionize earthquake preparedness.

Neuromorphic computers modeled after the human brain can now solve the complex equations behind physics simulations — something once thought possible only with energy-hungry supercomputers. The ...

Dr. Ronald Joseph MacKinnon of Antigonish Nova Scotia, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 21, 2025, in Ottawa, Ontario. Ron was born in Antigonish on August 10, 1938, to the late Stephen ...

The decision Dr. John Nichols made recently to endow awards for students in math, computer science and statistics at Maryville College was influenced more by a dean’s introduction in orientation class ...

Kids in elementary school learn—or are supposed to learn—how to add fractions and round numbers. But many students at the University of California, San Diego—a top public university ranked sixth ...

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Descriptive set theorists study the niche mathematics of infinity. Now, they’ve shown that their problems can be rewritten in the concrete language of algorithms. All of modern mathematics is built on ...

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A new analysis shows that students using ST Math at Phillips 66-funded schools are achieving more than twice the annual growth in math performance compared to their peers. A recent analysis by MIND ...

The St. Louis Public Library is making changes to its computer policies. An experiment attempted by staff at the St. Louis Public Library came to an end earlier this month: Library computers will ...