LITTLE ROCK — For ancient people mathematics was central to life. Today, ponders Ivor Grattan-Guinness, “mathematicians are often treated as mysterious outcasts removed from polite intellectual life.” ...

A seemingly simple math problem has gone viral this week, leaving people totally stumped on social media. The equation in questions is: 15 - 15 × 4 ÷ 2 = ? At first glance, it looks like a basic grade ...

People who use equations and formulae heavily often prefer to create content in LaTeX rather than word processing software. LaTeX is a publishing system based on the TeX markup language that ...

New research details an intriguing new way to solve "unsolvable" algebra problems that go beyond the fourth degree – something that has generally been deemed impossible using traditional methods for ...

I’ve been out of school a long time (I mean a long time), yet I think I’m still pretty good at basic math. I’m always able to figure out whether a “bargain buy” at the supermarket is actually a ...