Obituary: John & Alicia Nash
John Nash, who inspired <em>A Beautiful Mind</em> & shared a Nobel Prize for his economic theories on noncooperative games, dies at 86.
Math
After some trigonometry, horses get their hay
Some ranchers at a high school in Colorado needed to use their trigonometry skills to build a giant steel bale feeder for their horses.
Memorable math over spring break in Modesto
Spring-break camps make math memorable (and fun) for elementary students in Modesto, Calif. It takes some teachers who can think on their feet.
A game of Zingo! in algebra I at Alton HS
Visiting an algebra I classroom in Alton, Ill., last fall, I discovered a fun game the teacher played to help kids manipulate numerical expressions.
π Day (3/14/15) at the Maryland Science Center
Kids of all ages in Baltimore celebrated π (Pi) Day by looking for patterns, pondering digits and decimal places, and dancing.
Bracketology
It's time for the annual March Madness ritual. It gives us a chance to ponder a few questions about college sports and, in particular, basketball.
Using calculus, police investigate traffic accidents
Sometimes a little visit from members of the law enforcement community can show students how math plays a relevant role in the world.
Texas elementary students program robots
A robotics contest challenged students in grades 3-5 to apply their math, science, and problem-solving skills.
Demo of new math question types on PARCC online tests
We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the format of math questions on the online version of the PARCC tests (video).
Ohio parents keep tests separate from standards
We once again consider the question of parental involvement in their kids' math homework. How much, if any, is helpful?