The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Mathematics started with numbers—clear, concrete, intuitive. Over the last two centuries, however, it has become a far more abstract ...

I also asked a handful of math teachers to share their answers more in-depth. Here’s what they said: Nicole Smith, a high school math teacher in North Carolina, said she tries to proactively address ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information The Mathematics Teacher (MT), an official journal of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, is devoted to improving ...

Symplectic geometry is a relatively new field with implications for much of modern mathematics. Here’s what it’s all about. In the early 1800s, William Rowan Hamilton discovered a new kind of ...

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When: Conestoga Valley school board meeting, Oct. 21. Board member Mark Gensel was absent. What happened: The board approved a K-12 modern math curriculum that emphasizes problem-solving and ...

When elementary school students in her district struggle in math, Elizabeth Abel wants to get them support as soon as possible. That’s because addressing students’ gaps in kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd ...