I don’t typically write responses to other opinion pieces, but there was one two weeks ago about new techniques in elementary math education that has inspired me. The main complaint was that there are ...

Explains the concept of zero in mathematics, emphasizing its role as a number that represents the empty set. It illustrates how zero is used in addition and subtraction, showing that adding or ...

The confusion (likely intentional) boiled down to a discrepancy between the math rules used in grade school and in high school. By Steven Strogatz Recently I wrote about a math equation that had ...