In “The Great Math War,” Jason Socrates Bardi takes on a battle for the soul of numbers that divided the experts of its day.

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In 1945, as the first atomic bomb exploded in the New Mexico desert, Enrico Fermi stood miles away, holding a few scraps of paper. As the shockwave rolled toward him, he dropped the papers and watched ...

In a remarkable development, a human mathematician has achieved what many thought impossible: solving the centuries-old “kissing problem” in mathematics. This breakthrough, reported on October 23, ...

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After two years at Santa Barbara City College, McCotter transferred to the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 2015 ...

Implementing seasonal math strategies in the fall is a simple yet powerful way to build early mathematical understanding.

1. Fast and Slow Piles. This works well as a starting or closing activity. Students sort math fact cards into fast and slow piles. This visual way of tracking facts highlights which facts come ...

Through a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Jenny Quan is exploring the mathematical principles behind Rubik's cubes.

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