I have very fond memories of high school geometry. Memorizing theorems wasn't too hard, and solving proofs was like solving the logic puzzles that I did for fun anyway. But the theorems were scattered ...

For centuries, the Pythagorean Theorem has occupied a unique position in mathematics: both elementary and profound. Its ...

A mathematician from the University of California, Berkeley, says he has proved a theorem that has mystified scientists for 380 years. The theorem, put forth by astronomer Johannes Kepler in 1611, ...

Find out how and why mathematics is used in microeconomics, its limitations, and the math skills that economics students need.

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 ...

Feb. 28 (UPI) --A new theorem designed by mathematicians from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh suggests Pennsylvania's congressional districts were gerrymandered. The ...

Do you remember being in school, working on algebra formulas, geometry theorems, and all sorts of math stuff, and wondering, "When will I EVER use this in real life? I'm pretty sure the adult me will ...

Watch out, nerdy high schoolers, AlphaGeometry is coming for your mathematical lunch. Credit...Christian Gralingen Supported by By Siobhan Roberts Reported from Stanford, Calif. For four years, the ...

As I work proofs with my Calculus and Higher Geometries students, I often run across the Greek symbol that, in math, means “there exists." This might show up, for example, in statements such as “there ...