Proposed changes to North Carolina's math standards would shake up requirements for upperclassmen in the state’s public high schools and emphasize real-world problem-solving in all grade levels. The ...

To be eligible to the course, the student should have successfully completed 120 credits of studies in computer science or mathematics, or equivalent. Specifically, a successfully completed 7.5 credit ...

For decades, philosophers, technologists, and even billionaires like Elon Musk have toyed with the idea that our universe might be a highly sophisticated computer simulation. The idea represents one ...

Mathematical proof debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation by Patty Wellborn, University of British Columbia edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors' notes The GIST ...

ABSTRACT: This paper revisits the nature of school mathematics by examining its philosophical foundations and the implications of these views for contemporary pedagogy. The paper examines how ...

In a digital era plagued by growing privacy concerns and eroding institutional trust, the power to prove something without disclosing sensitive data is not merely an academic exercise—it's a ...

In a milestone moment for artificial intelligence, general-purpose models from Google and OpenAI have won gold medals at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), solving five out of six problems ...

Mathematics usually feels universal, certain, and free from drama. Numbers don’t pick sides, theories don’t hold grudges, and proofs don’t belong to nations, at least, that’s the idea. But math ...

Trigonometry class has tripped up generations of teenagers, yet none of its puzzles spark more head‑scratching than the classic right‑triangle riddle. The formula a² + b² = c² looks tidy on the ...