For years, a French mathematician searched for a proof that a gigantic number is prime. His method is still used 150 years ...

Stage 5: Justify thinking. A vital habit that many students need to solidify is recontextualizing after they solve ...

Marijn Heule turns mathematical statements into something like Sudoku puzzles, then has computers go to work on them. His ...

New analysis compares literacy vs. poverty rates for 10,000 districts, 42,000 schools and 3 million kids. Is your school a ...

Most of us have little trouble working out how many milliliters are in 2.4 liters of water (it's 2,400). But the same can't be said when we're asked how many minutes are in 2.4 hours (it's 144).

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Discover the list of 9 most famous mathematicians in history. Learn about Archimedes, Newton, and Gauss, whose ideas shaped ...

Professor Raúl Rojas has published a book about how symbols have been used throughout history in mathematics. The work was translated into English this year.

1. Fast and Slow Piles. This works well as a starting or closing activity. Students sort math fact cards into fast and slow piles. This visual way of tracking facts highlights which facts come ...

A simple looking grade-school math problem has stumped the masses. Can you solve it correctly? The simple equation shared by @BholanathDutta on X this week, who regularly posts brainteasers, read ...