Several years ago, I tried to explain infinity to a class of fifth graders. In the story that I told them, I was preparing to eat a piece of cake when a friend walked in on me. Being polite, I gave ...

Important update, Jan. 17 at 18:00 UTC: There have been a lot of objections raised about the video mentioned below and the way I describe the math therein. It’s more than I can simply add or update ...

Last week, my first grader came home with thoughts about math (I love it when she does that!) She said that, since one hundred plus ten was “one hundred and ten”, that, therefore, infinity plus ten ...

From the ancient origins of zero to the paradox of motion, NOVA’s teaching resources immerse students in the wonder of math. ByKara Norton Thursday, December 1, 2022 NOVA EducationNOVA Education The ...

It’s a complaint many algebra teachers are familiar with, as more letters and symbols are introduced with progressively harder courses in mathematics. But why did the plus symbol emerge as the ...

The equal sign is the bedrock of mathematics. It seems to make an entirely fundamental and uncontroversial statement: These things are exactly the same. But there is ...

(THE REPORTER) — Now that everyone has mini-supercomputers that pretend to be phones in their pockets, it can be challenging to get young people to learn problem-solving skills that do not involve ...

Mumbai: The Aditya Birla World Academy (ABWA) along with BITS Pilani and the University of Waterloo, on Friday, hosted a math championship, with over 400 students from 8 countries, including India, ...

Doha: Birla Public School (BPS) has been ranked among top five in Infinity Math Competition. In the recently concluded Infinity Math Competition 2024-25 conducted by Aditya Birla World Academy, Mumbai ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A blindfolded surprise for two students at Chicago Public Schools' Infinity Math, Science and Technology High School during an assembly on Wednesday. It's all for making a difference ...