Federal data shows post-pandemic student math scores are still down. Maine education officials are responding with a new effort to show students that math has real-world relevance.

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For four decades, a quiet boundary in pure mathematics kept a powerful theorem locked inside the safe world of finite quantities. Now a new result known as Sebestyen’s theorem has pushed that boundary ...

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A movement to help students understand rather than memorize has had sprawling effects, including pushback on teaching methods ...

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The observance was formally instituted by the Government of India in December 2011, and December 22 was designated as ...

The Indian government declared National Mathematics Day in 2012 to honour the valuable contributions made by mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.

Srinivasa Ramanujan was an Indian math genius who failed college but independently reinvented mathematics. His life, ...

Celebrate National Mathematics Day on December 22, honouring Srinivasa Ramanujan's legacy. Discover how math extends beyond ...