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During my time as a learning support math teacher, I always had a daily word problem on my board for students to work on when they first walked into my classroom. To be completely honest, this ...

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You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Kickoff to determine the National Football League champion is scheduled for Feb. 8, and both teams are ...

The night in Lisbon was meant to be a test of maturity, authority, and control. Instead, it became a mirror reflecting uncomfortable truths. Kylian Mbappe, one of soccer’s most decisive voices on the ...

Hannah Cairo is in the first year of her mathematics graduate program at the University of Maryland. Like her peers, she does research and is a TA on campus. But unlike most Ph.D. students, Cairo is ...

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In the third century BCE, Apollonius of Perga asked how many circles one could draw that would touch three given circles at exactly one point each. It would take 1,800 years to prove the answer: eight ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on May 5, 2024. For many high school students returning to class, it ...

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There may be some value in "sleeping on it"—or, at least, in taking a deep power nap for 20 minutes—when it comes to problem solving, as it may lead you to a "eureka" moment. This is the conclusion of ...