Vanderbilt University has launched an investigation into a math lecturer after he presented an anti-Israel calculus word problem to his class.
In May 2025, a claim (archived) circulated online that the tech entrepreneur and former Trump adviser Elon Musk solved an "unsolvable" math problem after a Harvard professor called him "rich but dumb.
The need for remedial math education at UC San Diego has soared over the last five years according to a report published this month by the university’s Senate Administration Workgroup on Admissions.
Sudoku and other puzzles can incorporate play and critical thinking skills, while easing students into solving standard math ...
Working memory is like a mental chalkboard we use to store temporary information while executing other tasks. Scientists worked with more than 200 elementary students to test their working memory, ...
University researchers are exploring a new way to use large language models (LLMs) for middle school math education. Researchers at George Mason University and William and Mary University have created ...
Kids with math learning disabilities process number symbols differently than quantities shown as dots — and it shows up in ...