How many of us complained in high school algebra class, “I’m never going to use this stuff”? Well, whether you realize it or not, you’re using it on a regular basis. If you’ve ever calculated a tip, ...

It can be easy to think that you need math only to do your algebra or geometry homework or if you have a job as an engineer. But, in fact, math pops up everywhere – even in the soap bubbles in your ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Math teacher Charity Ann Chambers helps students “embrace mistakes.” Credit: Maya McFadden Photo ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Mathematics will be the subject of the day on May 18 and May 19 when the University at Buffalo welcomes hundreds of elementary and middle-school students who will conduct ...

WASHINGTON — If you're a D.C. Public Schools teacher or student, Pi Day is worth celebrating. The unofficial holiday Sunday falls on March 14 every year because the numerical date (3/14) matches the ...

To the editor: As a physics professor who uses Algebra 2 (and higher math) every day, I felt compelled to respond to the debate over how much math the University of California system should require ...

Teaching Children Mathematics (TCM) is an official journal of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and is intended as a resource for elementary school students, teachers, and teacher ...

Does math make you a little nervous? You're in the majority. The phrase "number anxiety" was first coined by researchers back in the 1950s. By some estimates, as high as 93 percent of Americans feel ...