Young children can perform certain kinds of math operations before ever receiving any kind formal math training, a new study reports. The finding suggests children have an inborn intuition about math ...

A few weeks ago, the Asbury Park Press posed the same question — how to make math more interesting — to middle school and high school students in the monthly Student Voices essay competition. It was ...

It seems to be the worst kept secret in our schools. Our kids don’t “get” math. At elementary school, children are swarmed by a variety of so-called math concepts, overloading their brains with a ...

In this excerpt from his new book, Max Tegmark proposes that our reality isn't just described by mathematics, it is mathematics. Your crackpot papers are not helping you. First, by submitting them to ...

It can often be difficult to convey the power and appeal of math to a general audience. But that doesn't mean that people aren't trying. Two such efforts were brought to my attention in the past week.

Contrary to popular opinion, a natural ability in math will only get you so far in studies of the subject. Research published in Child Development found that hard work and good study habits were the ...