Is adding fractions more fun when the reward is a big bag of gold? The answer is yes when it comes to Math Mysteries: Fractions and Math Mysteries: Advanced Fractions, two education programs for ...

(This program is no longer available for online streaming.) Revisit "The Great Math Mystery," fresh from the archives and just nominated for an Emmy Award. Join NOVA on a mathematical mystery tour—a ...

There are lots of unsolved mysteries in the world of math, and many of them start off with a deceptively simple premise, like: What's the biggest couch you can slide around a 90-degree corner? Hosted ...

In 1637, Pierre de Fermat scribbled a note on a textbook margin that would baffle mathematicians for more than three centuries. And that’s all he wrote. Fermat died before supplying the missing proof ...

Mr. Wilkinson is the author of “A Divine Language: Learning Algebra, Geometry, and Calculus at the Edge of Old Age.” As a boy in the first weeks of algebra class, I felt confused and then I went sort ...

Over the past few days, the mathematics world has been abuzz over the news that Sir Michael Atiyah, the famous Fields Medalist and Abel Prize winner, claims to have solved the Riemann hypothesis. If ...

Sebastian is a pop culture writer with a passion for research, especially when it comes to movies, anime, and games. He holds a Bachelor's degree in History and has written features, movie reviews, ...

Some math problems are as old as the wind, experts say and many remain truly unsolved. But a new open source-based site from the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM) looks to help track work done ...

Aaron Starmer, illus. by Marta Kissi. Odd Dot, $18.99 (192p) ISBN 978-1-250-88957-7; $8.99 paper ISBN 978-1-250-83928-2 Numbers are the key to rooting out the truth in this low-stakes first ...

For decades, scientists have tried to turn the question of alien life from late-night speculation into something you can actually write down on a whiteboard. The core idea behind “proving” aliens with ...