Every year, the countries competing in the International Mathematical Olympiad arrive with a booklet of their best, most ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American On Monday, the Onion reported that the ...

Having a positive mindset in math may do more than just help students feel more confident about their skills and more willing to keep trying when they fail; it may prime their brains to think better.

Back in the seventies, the mathematics department at the Soviet Union’s Moscow State University (one of the most prestigious departments in the USSR at the time) used a special collection of math ...