Maybe this is why my econometrics class got so upset when I wouldn't allow calculators to be used during exams. This is Frances Woolley of the blog Worthwhile Canadian Initiative: The mathematics ...

“There are five fundamental operations in mathematics,” the German mathematician Martin Eichler supposedly said. “Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and modular forms.” Part of the joke, ...

Numbers have a funny way about them. Young math students are taught various strategies to make problem-solving easier. Comparing fractions? Find a common denominator or convert to decimals. The ...