An elementary math problem has divided the internet after an easy-looking equation turned out to be anything but simple. Many X users were stumped by the problem 16 ÷ 4 X 4 - 4, posted by ...

EdSource · From a juvenile facility to a college dorm room A report about declining math preparation at UC San Diego has been generating hysterical headlines in national news outlets. The steep drops ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Jason Riley and Dan Henninger. Remember when the University of California kicked off a trend by eliminating the SAT test as an ...

For the past several years, America has been using its young people as lab rats in a sweeping, if not exactly thought-out, education experiment. Schools across the country have been lowering standards ...

The Senate this week passed a bill to fix IRS math error notices for filers who make simple mistakes on their tax returns. The Internal Revenue Service Math and ...

If your Word equation is not converting to professional format, you’re not alone. Some users have reported that equations typed in Microsoft Word on a Windows 11/10 PC fail to switch from linear text ...

Sept. 9 (UPI) --Google is celebrating the start of the 2025-26 school year with a quadratic equation-themed Doodle. The mathematical formula has useful applications across physics, engineering and ...

The following is an extract from our Lost in Space-Time newsletter. Each month, we hand over the keyboard to a physicist or mathematician to tell you about fascinating ideas from their corner of the ...

A UNSW Sydney mathematician has discovered a new method to tackle algebra's oldest challenge—solving higher polynomial equations. Polynomials are equations involving a variable raised to powers, such ...

Harvard might be America’s most elite university — but now it’s offering remedial math classes. The school’s math department is providing a new scaled-back math class for freshmen who are apparently ...

The new “economics of talent” field aims to identify and nurture exceptional problem-solvers at an early stage Before he became one of the greatest mathematicians in history, Srinivasa Ramanujan was a ...