Last week I wrote about the birthday of the world’s first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace. Before she came up with the world’s first computer program (conceptually, at least), Lovelace was an ...

If the thought of calculating a tip at a restaurant makes you nervous, then you are not alone. Math anxiety is common worldwide. Math anxiety can lead to poor performance and also deter people from ...

For as long as I can remember, math has been challenging for me. I always dreaded going to math class, so the thought of a college math class seemed terrifying to me. This semester I was required to ...

You’re staring at the screen. It’s a quadratic equation that seems to mock your confusion. The clock’s ticking. Homework’s due. Brain’s fried. What do you do? For thousands of students every single ...

Hi, it’s me, the English major–the one who managed to avoid ever taking another math class after sophomore year in high school. That’s right, after struggling through Algebra 2, I tossed my calculator ...