As precise as mathematics is, it is also the most explicit language we have for the description of mysteries. Being the language of physics, it describes actual mysteries—things we can’t see ...

Pamela Weber Harris , a former high school math teacher contends in a new volume, Developing Mathematical Reasoning: Avoiding the Trap of Algorithms, that too many classrooms focus too much on ...

On Twitter, I asked math teachers from various grade levels to share how they answer that question. Here’s what they said: I try to explain that math is simply a form of problem solving, which ...

What is math anxiety? 02:39. No matter the age, there's one school subject that just doesn't add up for many people, and trying to solve it can bring nerves and even fear.

Breakthroughs in pure mathematics can take decades. A new Defense Department initiative aims to speed things up using ...

We view applied math as the application of mathematics to real-world problems with the dual goal of explaining observed phenomena and predicting new, as yet unobserved, phenomena. Therefore, the ...