Mathematics is often thought of as a subject that a student either understands or doesn't, with little in between. In reality, mathematics encompasses a wide variety of skills and concepts. Although ...

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There is no shortage of popular books and lectures on math—but they can only teach us so much. Mathematics has long been presented as a sanctuary from confusion and doubt, a place to go in search of ...

As year-end exams come to a close, the pressure mounts for high school pupils and their families to decide whether to continue with Pure Mathematics or switch to Maths Literacy. This choice signifies ...

The son of a math prodigy-turned-screenwriter, Michael Freedman’s very upbringing is emblematic of how most mathematicians see themselves: equal parts artistic and academic. When it came to his own ...

The discovery of the connection between genetics and pure mathematics highlights again how the universe is more logical and pattern based than most realise writes Satyen K. Bordoloi. One of the ...