From classrooms to kitchen tables, debates about math education are never far away. Should teachers drill multiplication ...

Jenny Quinn travels with math in her backpack. She unpacks it piece by piece: bright, 3D-printed shapes that click together… ...

NUMBER NERVOUSNESS People anxious about doing math use certain brain networks differently when doing arithmetic, which suggests they might use different problem-solving strategies than people who ...

For decades, educators have assumed that learning arithmetic in school helps students solve real-world problems. Yet, a new study published in Nature by a team of researchers including Nobel ...

We like to think that we're pretty good at math, especially after years of schooling. But every once in a while, a simple third-grade math problem manages to trip us up and make us question our ...

This Basic Math Problem Is Breaking the Internet How do you solve this simple arithmetic problem?

The children's level of math achievement was measured with tests of their knowledge of arithmetic facts and ability to solve math word problems.

Scientists have found that the strength of communication between the left and right hemispheres of the brain predicts performance on basic arithmetic problems. The findings shed light on the ...

How to solve complex, real-world problems using applied math Applied mathematicians have to find a balance between models that are realistic enough to be useful and simple enough to be implemented.

The standards for elementary math emphasize that kids should not only be able to solve arithmetic problems using the tried-and-true methods their parents learned, but understand how numbers relate ...

For the blessedly uninitiated, Common Core math methods require children to group numbers to solve arithmetic problems, rather than the vertical “carry the one” method most adults are used to.

A Quora thread of difficult SAT math questions included one described as the "meanest test problem ever." Can you figure it out?