Introduction Those learning and using mathematics have long consulted tables of numbers. The ancient Babylonians used clay tablets for this purpose. Papyrus, parchment, and paper all proved suitable ...

Jagrat Chatterjee, a Lucknow-based mathematics enthusiast has been able to jot down the multiplication tables from 1 to 2072, by making 20,720 squares on a chart paper, with each table measuring 1 ...

These tests are given to 15-year-old students every three years. The latest math results from 2012 will be released on Dec. 3, 2013. Hopefully, American students will have improved since 2009.

The mathematical charts and tables that survive in the collections of the National Museum of American History illustrate more mundane aspects of American life. The first is the rise in educational ...