In mathematics, how do you know when you have proven something? originally appeared on Quora: the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights.

In everyday life and across nearly every industry, mathematical reasoning is becoming more essential. We need to rapidly expand access to the after-school and summer programs that help young people ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. David Bessis was drawn to mathematics for the same reason that many people are driven away: He didn’t understand how it worked. Unlike ...

David Bessis was drawn to mathematics for the same reason that many people are driven away: He didn’t understand how it worked. Unlike other creative processes, like making music, which can be heard, ...

District 34 has created a Superintendent Math Task Force to establish a process to place students in advanced and accelerated math classes, and the group has met three times in the first half of the ...

When I tell someone I am a mathematician, one of the most curious common reactions is: “I really liked math class because everything was either right or wrong. There is no ambiguity or doubt.” I ...

Kannan Soundararajan, Stanford professor and leading mathematician of analytic number theory, recieves the 2011 Infosys Prize in Mathematical Sciences. (Courtesy the Infosys Science Foundation) In ...