The quadratic equation is an ancient staple of mathematics that dates back to ancient Babylonians in 2000 BC. It was originally devised as a way to help calculate problems involving rectangles ...

A mathematician has derived an easier way to solve quadratic equation problems, according to MIT's Technology Review. You love challenging math problems. So do we. Let's solve them together ...

Quadratic equations are basic to algebra and are the math behind parabolas, projectiles, satellite dishes and the golden ratio.

Many former algebra students have painful memories of struggling to memorize the quadratic formula. A new way to derive it, overlooked for 4,000 years, is so simple it eliminates the need.

Using the quadratic formula is another method of solving quadratic equations that will not factorise. You will need to learn this formula, as well as understanding how to use it. Key fact ...

The quadratic equation has frustrated math students for millenniums. But a math professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh may have come up with a better way of solving it.