Elementary students in some schools are using math to try to solve real problems, helping them see its practical applications.

Kids tackle some serious math problems—can you keep up? Try this math test, and don't worry—answers and explanations are included!

But what role does math play in solving complex problems such as curing a disease? In my job as an applied mathematician, I use mathematical tools to study and solve complex problems in biology.

Driven by new technology called OpenAI o1, the chatbot can test various strategies and try to identify mistakes as it tackles complex tasks.

Word problems involve reading, executive functioning, problem solving, computation and vocabulary, which means there are a lot of ways for students to go wrong when trying to solve them.

Researchers at Google's DeepMind built two different kinds of state-of-the-art neural nets to see if they could be trained to answer high school math problems. The result was an E grade, and a ...