When was the last time you did a bit of math? Perhaps, like this writer, when splitting a check with some friends at a restaurant you (admittedly lazily) simply throw your credit card onto the pile, ...

Does the mere mention of the word “calculus” make you break a sweat? Do terms like “chain rule,” “differential equation” and “stochastic process” make your heart sink with despair? If so, you may ...

You’d be surprised how many young people can’t read this. I’ve written repeatedly about K-12 schools’ failure to effectively teach foundational reading skills. Yet a Nov. 6 report about the decline of ...

New Delhi: A silent, but widespread epidemic in modern society is the unnatural fear of maths, dubbed ‘maths anxiety‘. The society-wide aversion to maths starts from a young age, and persists ...

Students are heading back to school and university next week but many may be feeling nervous about tackling mathematics, thanks to its fearsome reputation. Parents can help by not vocally dreading the ...

You’d be surprised how many young people can’t read this. One of its conclusions tells the sad tale. “Between 2020 and 2025, the number of students whose math skills fall below high school level has ...