For all of the recent strides we’ve made in the math world—like a supercomputer finally solving the Sum of Three Cubes problem that puzzled mathematicians for 65 years—we’re forever crunching ...

Applying basic algebra skills and a healthy dose of logic, some University of Wyoming students recently took a crack at solving some challenging math problems. Twenty-eight UW students participated in ...

University of Wyoming students, like many around the world, celebrated Pi Day with fun and challenging math problems. Twenty-five UW students participated in Wyoming Pi Days, a series of three “Pizza ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a new video, mathematician Presh Talwalker of the YouTube channel Mind Your Decisions poses a particularly tough math problem.

The back to school season means more opportunities for students to participate in engaging and challenging math competitions. Math competitions are beneficial for students of all ages and levels.

Looking for some math problem-solving activities for middle school? Good, you’re at the right page then. Right before children enter Middle School (around the age of 11 or 12), they enter a critical ...

Challenging math problems have a unique way of testing not just knowledge, but logic, creativity, and attention to detail. This particular problem, which has stumped the majority of solvers, ...

TAMPA, Fla. — It's less than a month now before kids go back to school, but there's still a few weeks of summer fun left to enjoy. There are some sneaky ways to get your kids to sharpen their math ...

A blend of family attitudes, cultural ideas, and frustration often lead students to believe that math ability is a fixed trait like eye color, teachers say. They believe they are either born with the ...