The Sports Analytics Research Group employs quantitative analysis to give teams the hard numbers they need to perform better ...

For years, physicists were stuck in trying to explain an important mathematical problem in physics. The right approach ended ...

There is a form of suffering that belongs exclusively to the Edmonton Oilers fan, one distinct from the suffering of fans of ...

When a high-intensity laser interacts with plasma, the charged particles typically oscillate back and forth like waves on the ...

Through the MIT4America Calculus Project, students and alumni are tutoring students in underresourced high schools across the ...

Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. The Illinois State Board of Education approved a ...

The result is correct but challenges core norms of mathematics: checking proofs, crediting ideas and keeping research open to everyone.

With automated proof-checkers, a problem can be broken up into small chunks, solved bit-by-bit, then reassembled with confidence that every piece is correct. For some, this heralds a new area in ...

When Eric Weber, professor and chair of mathematics at Iowa State University, talks about data science with future math teachers, he doesn't begin with code, algorithms, or buzzwords. Instead, he asks ...

A debate about the role standardized testing scores should play in a student’s academic future has been raging for years now. Much of this discussion has centered around how useful college entrance ...

A scoring issue with the spring online ACT exam has prompted the testing company to remove and reissue scores. Affected students' composite and section scores will either stay the same or increase ...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden mathematical secret inside the leaves of the Chinese money plant: a naturally occurring geometric pattern known as a Voronoi diagram, something typically associated ...