Perhaps the happiest of Stanford’s new captives is Yale’s Edward G. Begle, 46, a math professor and father of seven who once spent his days hammering topology into graduate students and his nights ...

Mathematics can be both mind-boggling and illuminating. Though it can require mental gymnastics to follow some recent developments in math research, the effort is often rewarded with fascinating ...

A few weeks ago, the Asbury Park Press posed the same question — how to make math more interesting — to middle school and high school students in the monthly Student Voices essay competition. It was ...

It can often be difficult to convey the power and appeal of math to a general audience. But that doesn't mean that people aren't trying. Two such efforts were brought to my attention in the past week.

It seems to be the worst kept secret in our schools. Our kids don’t “get” math. At elementary school, children are swarmed by a variety of so-called math concepts, overloading their brains with a ...