The hidden gift of math is the development of problem solving, critical thinking and perseverance, all of which are seriously lacking in today's graduates,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

Mathematics has long been seen as a subject of formulas, equations, and abstract concepts that exist only on the pages of textbooks. For many students, this abstraction creates a disconnect ...

How can we guess the size of an extinct animal when all that remains are a few scattered bones? A study conducted by ...

U.S. employers and colleges are contending with more young people who are behind academically. Some are trying to make up ...

In grade school, you were constantly drilled on mathematics. But as an adult, those lessons all too often fall to the wayside ...

HAINES CITY, Fla. — Teachers at Boone Middle School in Haines City recently took "Swag Surfin'" to a whole new level — they re-purposed it to teach math! Lyrics changed to rap about math equations ...

On September 21-22, a partial solar eclipse will be visible across parts of the southern hemisphere, briefly dimming skies ...

According to my calculations, if the LMU fall 2025 semester is 16 weeks long, the eighth week of the semester should be considered the midpoint, so why in Poon’s name ...

The Irish mathematician and physicist William Rowan Hamilton, who was born 220 years ago last month, is famous for carving some mathematical graffiti into Dublin's Broome Bridge in 1843.

Devon Energy is a leading US shale oil producer, thriving with a breakeven WTI price near $45, well below industry averages.

The physicist and hedge fund manager on why the efficient markets theory is ‘all wrong’, economists with ‘mathematics envy’ — and what Camus can teach us about compromise ...