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Korean researcher solves 60-year-old sofa problem

For nearly 60 years, the “moving sofa problem,” a long-standing mathematical puzzle, remained unsolved. Last year, a Korean ...

Portland Public Schools is trying to close the algebra access gap. Early evidence suggests it’s working

While studying salmon populations and designing amusement parks, these students are breaking barriers to advanced math that ...

This might explain why you're not a 'math person.'

A movement to help students understand rather than memorize has had sprawling effects, including pushback on teaching methods ...
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Most people fail this basic math problem

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College students fail basic math, English skills thanks to grade inflation

American college students can’t solve basic math problems or write grammatical sentences, forcing some students to enroll in college classes that teach elementary-school concepts, according to a study ...
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Girls and boys solve math problems differently – with similar short-term results but different long-term outcomes

(THE CONVERSATION) Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to solve basic math problems – such as lining up numbers to ...