COLUMBIA, S.C. — If your child's math homework has you scratching your head confused, you're not alone. Parents who grew up in the '80s, and '90s learned basic formulas, such as long division to solve ...

Break down even the most complex formulas! Learn the mindset and steps to truly grasp any math expression, no matter the level.

When I was a new teacher, I wanted my students to see math not just as numbers and equations but as a tool to understand the world around them. My goal wasn’t for them to simply memorize formulas to ...

Math is, by definition, a subject about numbers. But at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics this week, math educators said the subject has its own language, too—and knowing how to speak it ...

Math formulas can be confusing but the most recent research demonstrates that how your kids study, not how much they study, is what matters. Kids' brains need to connect, retrieve and apply ...

At most colleges there's only one thing less popular than a calculus class: a 9 a.m. calculus class. But on a recent morning at Williams College, all 50-odd seats are filled as Edward Burger teaches ...

Cody Cottier is a freelance journalist for Discover Magazine, who frequently covers new scientific studies about animal behavior, human evolution, consciousness, astrophysics, and the environment.