The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. David Bessis was drawn to mathematics for the same reason that many people are driven away: He didn’t understand how it worked. Unlike ...

David Bessis was drawn to mathematics for the same reason that many people are driven away: He didn’t understand how it worked. Unlike other creative processes, like making music, which can be heard, ...

Scientists have long believed that foam behaves like glass, with bubbles locked into place. New simulations reveal that bubbles never truly settle and instead keep moving through many possible ...

When I tell someone I am a mathematician, one of the most curious common reactions is: “I really liked math class because everything was either right or wrong. There is no ambiguity or doubt.” I ...

Models of biopharmaceutical production processes are more accurate and predictive if all downstream steps are considered together rather than individually. At least that’s according to researchers at ...

District 34 has created a Superintendent Math Task Force to establish a process to place students in advanced and accelerated math classes, and the group has met three times in the first half of the ...

About a year after new math placement criteria were approved, a Glenview School District 34 task force has made adjustments to the process through which students can test into higher level math ...