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Chodosh is the winner of the 2026 New Horizons in Mathematics Prize, which recognizes promising early-career researchers who ...

Alexander Grothendieck wasn’t just a brilliant mathematician—many consider him the greatest mathematical mind of the 20th ...

IJM, the flagship mathematics journal of World Scientific, has long been committed to academic excellence and global vision. With rigorous peer-review standards ensuring its high quality, the journal ...

Diophantus of Alexandria revolutionized algebra with Arithmetica, pioneering symbolic notation and abstract number theory.

Her students can, for the most part, understand the concepts she’s trying to teach. They can memorize and use the Pythagorean ...

At the beginning of a recent math class, students spent six minutes discussing a topic they knew well: themselves. What’s ...

Kasey Ray says her biggest reward is being in the classroom with her high school students.

The 196-page textbook – which prominently features ancient mathematics techniques and the work of several ancient Indian scholars – was released on Tuesday.

Singer is one of 454 students to receive the award, which recognizes college sophomores and juniors who “aspire to become ...

Termite mounds are remarkable structures that regulate temperature, balance airflow, and maintain structural stability in ...