Last week a seemingly simple math problem caused deep division among DailyMail.com readers, igniting an argument so furious that it resembled an angry political debate. A British mathematician and TV ...

Earlier this month, administrators went before school boards with a plea for help. They needed math teachers. And they needed them fast. “We need nine math teachers today, and I don’t know where they ...

Math proficiency in the United States has reached a breaking point, and fragmented reforms are no longer enough. A new report ...

All prerequisite courses must be passed with a grade of C- or better. For official course descriptions, please see the current CU-Boulder Catalog. MATH 3001 Analysis 1 Provides a rigorous treatment of ...

You probably think you're smarter than a middle schooler. If you want to know for sure, try your hand at this basic math problem. It's harder than it looks — even if you think you have a solid grasp ...

PEMDAS has plagued many in elementary school math classes, but how many Americans remember how to use the acronym to solve problems? A simple sixth-grade math equation went viral on X for stumping ...

Everyone agreed on the first step: Solve inside the parentheses, for 2+2=4. But after that, people split down two paths. Some multiplied first, while others divided, leading to different answers—1 and ...

A set of guidelines adopted by 45 states this year may turn children into "little mathematicians" who don't know how to do actual math. A few weeks ago, I wrote an article for TheAtlantic.com ...