A math puzzle is a type of brain teaser that tests the reader's critical thinking and problem-solving skills by challenging ...

For over a decade, mathematicians have failed to agree whether a 500-page proof is actually correct. Now, translating the ...

Mathematician Grigori Perelman solved the Poincaré conjecture, and then rejected the $1 million prize that came with it.

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A list of shows, broken into subjects, that kids love for their entertainment and parents love for their educational value.

Rocky Point High School math teacher Jay Rand likes to challenge his students with a classic head-scratcher on the first day ...

This 180-sided object cannot fit through another like it, no matter where you bore the hole or how you tilt it.

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This is an updated version of a story first published on May 5, 2024. For many high school students returning to class, it ...

Word problems try and tell students a story about the math problem in front of them. They are a useful way to connect abstract numbers to concrete situations, so students can learn early on to apply ...

Abstract: We present a multi-way parallel corpus of Math Word Problems (MWPs) in nine languages, including six low-resource languages. To date, this is the largest multilingual MWP dataset available.