CHICAGO (Reuters) - Frustrated math students may have a good excuse -- some of the teaching methods meant to make math more relevant may in fact be making it harder to understand, U.S. researchers ...

Probability factor: Mathematics and science professor at New York's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Srinivasa Varadhan has just been named this year's winner of the Abel Prize. If you ...

Frustrated math students may have a good excuse — some of the teaching methods meant to make math more relevant may in fact be making it harder to understand, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. They ...

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“Montessori math” seems to have become a buzzword around Durango when it comes to elementary education. But what exactly is it? Beyond the enticing, colorful wooden materials, it is an approach based ...

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A new report claims that taking algebra too early is detrimental to students’ math education. A new report from the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) tackles the U.S. algebra and mathematics dilemma ...