Some kids don’t struggle with math because they “don’t get numbers,” but because their brains have trouble adjusting when they make mistakes. Credit: Shutterstock Math struggles in kids may stem from ...

Think math is just about numbers and equations? Think again. According to a review analyzing 49 studies with 37,654 participants, reading comprehension has a significantly strong effect on students' ...

You may have heard kids say "six, seven". We unpack what's behind the latest slang making waves in playgrounds and online. The number 67 has been causing a commotion among kids lately. Try saying it ...

The meme exploded into youth culture with a video of a boy who delivers a giddy “six seven” at a basketball game. CAM WILDER Photo: Cam Wilder The name of this fall’s most obnoxious classmate: Six ...

Answer: 888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1,000. This is the kind of math riddle you can work out with times tables, or by simple logic. First, get as close to 1,000 as you can (888). From there, it’s easy to ...

Test your knowledge of taxicab geometry, triangular numbers, the golden ratio and more. Credit... Supported by By Steven Strogatz “Math, Revealed,” our four-part series exploring the mathematics ...

How a centuries-old math puzzle helped us see inside the human brain. By Steven Strogatz Photo illustrations by Jens Mortensen Each installment of “Math, Revealed” starts with an object, uncovers the ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

A mathematician has solved a 200-year-old maths problem after figuring out a way to crack higher-degree polynomial equations without using radicals or irrational numbers. The method developed by ...

In my second-grade math classroom, I typically teach measurement and then teach a unit focusing on addition and subtraction on the number line. The goals of the unit include exploring the structure of ...