If terms like “multiplication tables,” “long division” or “coefficient” tend to jack up your blood pressure, you’re not alone. Millions of people have an aversion to math. Mallika Scott, Cal State ...

An Iowa professor is expanding what it means to understand mathematics — not just for students, but for those who teach it.Dr. Abby Rocha, an assistant professor of mathematics at Central College in ...

When Adriana Salerno won her biggest award to date, from the the Mathematical Association of America, the Bates professor had two unusual responses to what amounts to a lifetime achievement award. Her ...

Tim Wagner is the recipient of Michigan Technological University's 2025 Distinguished Teaching Award in the Assistant Professor/Assistant Teaching Professor category. Tim Wagner is an assistant ...

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Since 2022, the Department of Mathematical Sciences has hired six new faculty. Two tenure-track faculty will teach undergraduate and graduate courses while also conducting cutting-edge research. Four ...

Amid falling student scores and renewed debates about how the subject should be taught, math is in the spotlight once again. The pandemic, which affected student learning across the board, had ...

Researchers at the University of Virginia’s schools of Education and Human Development and of Engineering and Applied Science will use artificial intelligence to improve the quality of teachers’ ...

This fall, Temple’s math department accommodated more than 1,100 students in need of developmental math skills.

A 1956 New York Times article details a report from the Educational Testing Service of Princeton, revealing that in elementary and secondary school, mathematics earned the title of “the most hated ...