Mathematics is often thought of as a subject that a student either understands or doesn't, with little in between. In reality, mathematics encompasses a wide variety of skills and concepts. Although ...

There is no shortage of popular books and lectures on math—but they can only teach us so much. Mathematics has long been presented as a sanctuary from confusion and doubt, a place to go in search of ...

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THE work before us is an authorised German translation, by Lieutenant Adolf Schepp, of Wiesbaden, of Prof. Veronese's treatise on the Foundations of Geometry, first published at Padua in 1891; and the ...

Every pure mathematician has experienced that awkward moment when asked, “So what’s your research good for?” There are standard responses: a proud “Nothing!”; an explanation that mathematical research ...

In 2025, the national Mathematics pass rate, calculated at the very low threshold of 30%, declined from 69% to 64%.