The basic building blocks of the whole numbers remain mysterious.

Researcher in International Development and Education, and Head of PGCE Maths teacher training for Primary and Secondary Education, Newcastle University A number which can only be divided by itself ...

Numbers and algorithms aren’t just useful to mathematician Eugenia Cheng -- they’re exhilarating. That’s why she’s on a mission to help transform math’s notoriously boring reputation in education into ...

Here's a fun math puzzle to brighten your day. Say you've got four 4s—4 4 4 4—and you're allowed to place any normal math symbols around them. How many different numbers can you make? According to the ...

Linda Galligan is a board member the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute. We are all born with a brain that understands maths. So are animals, to some extent, but perhaps algebra would be a bit ...

Mathematicians have figured out how to expand the reach of a mysterious bridge connecting two distant continents in the mathematical world. The proof Wiles finally came up with (helped by Richard ...

Making Addition Easy and Fun: Maths doesn’t have to be boring or difficult. When getting to know the subject, the students need to learn the initial things first. Addition is one of them. Instead of ...