For years, a French mathematician searched for a proof that a gigantic number is prime. His method is still used 150 years ...

Most of us have little trouble working out how many millilitres are in 2.4 litres of water (it’s 2,400). But the same can’t ...

A new collection of research papers examines how humans conceptualize numbers and the numeral systems we’ve build around them ...

Most of us have little trouble working out how many milliliters are in 2.4 liters of water (it's 2,400). But the same can't be said when we're asked how many minutes are in 2.4 hours (it's 144).

Marijn Heule turns mathematical statements into something like Sudoku puzzles, then has computers go to work on them. His ...

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Stage 5: Justify thinking. A vital habit that many students need to solidify is recontextualizing after they solve ...

At the 2024 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), one competitor did so well that it would have been awarded the Silver ...

For over a decade, mathematicians have failed to agree whether a 500-page proof is actually correct. Now, translating the ...

Professor Raúl Rojas has published a book about how symbols have been used throughout history in mathematics. The work was ...

Discover the list of 9 most famous mathematicians in history. Learn about Archimedes, Newton, and Gauss, whose ideas shaped ...

As we near the end of the year, high school students (and their parents) will be debating whether to continue with Pure Maths, or make the change to Maths Literacy.imageWhile Pure Maths will pave the ...