The Latest Breaking News from Mathematics

Are you smarter than a 7th grader? Solve this (not so) simple maths problem to find out

The answer is not as simple as it first appears ....

Newcastle Herald · Jun 30, 2023

Four teachers posted on deputation at Bargur tribal residential school in Erode district

Four teachers have been posted on deputation at the Government Tribal Residential Higher Secondary School in Bargur, Erode district, and they are expected to join duty on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. 

The Hindu · Jun 27, 2023

A 79-year-old mathematician may have just solved an infinite dimension puzzle that's vexed theorists for decades

Mathematician Per Enflo, who solved a huge chunk of the 'invariant subspaces problem' decades ago, may have just finished his work.

Space · Jun 20, 2023

Australian students in rural areas are not 'behind' their city peers because of socioeconomic status. There is something else going on

Major international and national tests show rural students, on average, do not do as well at school as their city peers.

The Conversation · Jun 5, 2023

When 312 can equal zero

Mathematics can be tricky, especially when 312 could equate to zero in the world of politics, according to veteran politician and political critic Jatuporn Prompan.

Bangkok Post · Jun 2, 2023

From whiteboard work to random groups, these simple fixes could get students thinking more in maths lessons

Australian students’ performance and engagement in mathematics is an ongoing issue.

The Conversation · May 30, 2023

Youngsters enjoy Dumfries and Galloway's biggest science, technology, engineering, mathematics and digital fair

Pupils took part in a number of interactive workshops featuring more than 40 businesses and organisations

Daily Record · May 30, 2023

When Einstein thought he was wrong but Feynman convinced physicists otherwise

The debate on whether gravitational waves were real of figments of mathematics raged for decades, until Richard Feynman devised an ingenious thought-experiment in 1957 that settled the matter once and for all.

The Hindu · May 30, 2023

End Times by Peter Turchin review – can we predict the collapse of societies?

By examining history through complex mathematics, the ‘collapsologist’ aims to show – somewhat persuasively – that there are cyclical trends in the narratives of human hope and failure

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2023

Chas Newby, one-time Beatles bassist, dies at 81

The British musician, who performed with the Beatles for several gigs in 1960, went on to become a high school mathematics teacher

The Guardian - US · May 23, 2023