Numbers and algorithms aren’t just useful to mathematician Eugenia Cheng -- they’re exhilarating. That’s why she’s on a mission to help transform math’s notoriously boring reputation in education into ...

The Vancouver Sun has started a new series called Math Matters with Arvind Gupta, an SFU mathematician who has a passion for the subject and a surprising ability to connect with those who don’t. (I ...

Every story about remarkable, personal turnarounds starts badly. Few end with a mural and a prized seat in algebra class. David Bernal, a husky 12-year-old, showed up in teacher Monica Saina’s class ...

HOMEWOOD, Alabama -- Tim Hurry didn't always plan to be a teacher. In fact, it took a round-off back-handspring-kick in the face to get him there. More about that later. And yet, he wouldn't have it ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Nearly two decades ago, Miwako Sakabayashi opened the doors to her Portland-area Japanese Abacus Math School. Today, Sensei Miwako continues to teach local kids how to tackle math ...

Encourage your third-grader to talk about the math concepts that they are learning at school. Don’t just ask, “How was math today?” Instead, ask them to tell you about something your child learned in ...

Jim Stein thinks he has the solution to make an intriguing collection of 14 short stories: Take romance plus crime fiction and use mathematics to solve mystery. For example, in his new book “L.A. Math ...