An apparently easy-looking math problem has left internet users scratching their heads. The elementary-grade problem looks simple enough to solve in seconds, but has tripped up the masses. The basic ...

Math is a subject that seems intimidating at first glance, but once you get into it, it becomes much easier. Math is everywhere around us. From simple addition to complex calculus, mathematics plays ...

Every so often it's good to exercise your brain with a math problem or two that forces you to recall principles you learned decades prior. As elementary as it might feel, you'd be surprised how easy ...

A maths brainteaser which is supposed to be 'easy' has split the internet - and no one can agree on the right answer. Working with numbers and puzzles has long been known as useful for improving ...

Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology have developed MathDeck, an online search interface that allows anyone to easily create, edit and lookup sophisticated math formulas on the computer.

Sometimes the easiest, simplest way to liven up a party, sleepover, family gathering or presentation to a class is to perform a magic trick. Most magic tricks require fancy costumes and props, but ...

WHITTIER – Undoubtedly, says Elizabeth Aranda, the best math teacher she ever had was Leonard Espinoza. It was more than two dozen years ago, when Aranda – now a counselor at California High – was a ...

The level of skill required to solve many of the math questions posed to 4th and 8th graders on the nation’s benchmark of academic progress is “extraordinarily easy,” asserts an analysis unveiled last ...

Do you have a brain for math? New research indicates levels of two key neurotransmitters can predict mathematics ability, suggesting brain chemistry may be playing a role in those who find math easy.